![]() ![]() ![]() The novel was reissued as a hardcover in 2018 by Simon & Schuster. ![]() The popular website Emily Books gave an early positive review of the book, the first edition of which was published by Northwestern University Press in 2015. Pretend I’m Dead was shortlisted for The Center for Fiction’s 2018 First Novel Prize. Pretend I’m Dead, her first novel, received a starred review from Kirkus Reviews which also noted it among the Best Fiction of 2018. This inspired the character of Mona, who is the housecleaner protagonist of her first two books. Professional life Īmong other jobs, Beagin was a long time housecleaner. She earned an MFA in Writing from the University of California, Irvine. She returned to college in her mid-30s, and attended the University of Massachusetts Boston. Life and career Early life and education īeagin grew up in Torrance, California, and moved to Lowell, Massachusetts, in her youth. Jen Beagin is an American novelist and writer. ![]()
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