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Gloria Cigman
Gloria Cigman, born in London. Education halted when evacuated as a child during World War Two. Five years at art schools and a brief career in advertising. Made up for lost time a...view moreGloria Cigman, born in London. Education halted when evacuated as a child during World War Two. Five years at art schools and a brief career in advertising. Made up for lost time at night school after the age of 30. State Scholarship funded undergraduate study of English Language and Literature as a Mature Student at University College London, then postgraduate Medieval Studies in Oxford. Taught at the University of Warwick 1968-1996, as Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer. Since then, her time has been divided between Paris and Oxford, writing articles, papers for international conferences in Paris, Gottingen, Berlin, Prague, Marrakesh, Budapest, a book on shifting perceptions of evil (Exploring Evil, 2002), and this novel. After engaging for so long with what others have created, A Wife There Was fulfils an ambition to invent something of her own. Two daughters and three grandchildren play an important part in her life.view less