The Woman Who Rides Like a Man | About the Author

Tamora Pierce was born on December 13, 1954, in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. She earned a bachelor's degree from, the University of Pennsylvania in 1976. Before writing her first novel, she worked as a tax data collector and clerk, a social worker, a banking secretary, and an assistant to a literary agent. She also wrote and produced radio plays. Her wide-ranging interests include Japanese history, film production, psychology, medieval history, folklore, and the occult. She is a former instructor in the history of witchcraft at Pennsylvania's Free Woman's University. Her interest in...

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