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Julia Blackburn

Biography

Julia Blackburn

Ms. Blackburn is the author of two other biographical studies, Charles Waterton and The Emperor's Last Island, an evocative account of Napoleon's exile on St. Helena, and a novel, The Book of Color.

Julia Blackburn was born in London in 1948 and received a degree from York University. Her family originally comes from Mauritius; her father is Thomas Blackburn (1916-1977), the English poet. She lives in Suffolk, England, with her husband and two children.

Julia Blackburn

Books by Julia Blackburn