Out of Sorts (15 page)

About the Author

Aurélie Valognes was born and raised close to Paris, France. After business school studies, she began working for American companies and spent the early part of her career as a brand manager, working and traveling across Europe. Only when she and her husband had the opportunity to move from their home country for an international assignment in Italy did Aurélie rekindle her love for writing.
Out of Sorts
(originally published as
Mémé dans les orties
) became a bestseller in France. It has been translated into many languages. She lives in Milan with her husband and three-year-old son and is working on her second novel.

For more information, visit:

Website:
www.aurelie-valognes.com

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www.facebook.com/aurelievalognesauteur

Twitter:
@ValognesAurelie

About the Translator

Wendeline A. Hardenberg first became curious about translation as an undergrad at Smith College, where she ultimately translated part of a novel from French as a portion of her honors thesis in comparative literature. After receiving a dual master’s degree in comparative literature (with a focus on translation) and library science at Indiana University Bloomington, she has gone on to a dual career as a translator and a librarian. Her first translation for AmazonCrossing, Jacques Vandroux’s
Heart Collector
, was published in February 2015. Learning new languages and trying to translate from them is one of her favorite hobbies. She lives in New Haven, Connecticut.