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As Alexandra Andrews wrote her debut novel,
Who Is Maud Dixon?, there were two beloved female authors on her mind. The first was Patricia Highsmith she was rereading
The Talented Mr. Ripley at the time whose influence comes through clearly in Andrews stylish, twisty thriller. The second was slightly more meta. It was also around the time that Elena Ferrante fever was at a pitch, she says of the pseudonymous author. I was fascinated with everyone s fascination with her real identity.
That mystery gave Andrews, 36, the premise for her tale, which begins when Florence, a young aspiring novelist, gets a job as assistant to the reclusive, celebrated writer Maud Dixon, whose true identity is a well-guarded secret. Florence becomes obsessed with her employer (real name, Helen Wilcox), but when the two travel to Morocco on a research trip, Helen vanishes leaving her entire life, including her highly valuable pen name, up for grabs.
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