French Tana

Personal life:

 

   Tana French was born in the United States to Elena Hvostoff-Lombardi and David French, but lived in numerous countries as a child, including Ireland, Italy, the US, and Malawi. Her father was an economist who worked on resource management for the developing world, so the family lived in many different cultures. French attended Trinity College, Dublin and trained in acting. She ultimately settled in Ireland and since 1990 has lived in Dublin, which she considers home. French is married and has a daughter with her husband. She has retained dual citizenship of the US and Italy.

 

Career:

 

   French trained as a professional actor at Trinity; French works in theater, film, and voiceover.

 

   Her debut novel In the Woods (2007) received numerous awards and was a bestseller in hardcover and paperback. Her follow-up novel The Likeness (2008), presenting a story about her lead character Cassie, has also been a bestseller in both versions.