All fiction may be autobiography, but all autobiography is … - Shirley Abbott

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All fiction may be autobiography, but all autobiography is of course fiction.

Shirley Abbott

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Shirley Jean Abbott Tomkievicz (November 16, 1934 - April 8, 2019) was a magazine editor, writer, journalist, and historian, most noted for her three volumes of memoirs.

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Alternative Names: Shirley Jean Abbott Tomkievicz

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All fiction may be autobiography, but all autobiography is of course fiction. - Shirley Abbott

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