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DIANE LELSIE Described as an Eloise-of-Hollywood, Diane Leslie's first novel managed 21 weeks on the Los Angeles Times Bestseller list. Fleur De Leigh's Life of Crime also was selected as one of the Best Books of 1999 by Library Journal and the L.A. Times. Her second, Fleur De Leigh in Exile, published in April 2003, was described by The Washington Times as "a novel filled with funny escapades and endearing characters, amusingly and charmingly portrayed by a delightful protagonist…" But it wasn't until Diane Leslie had already written four unpublished novels that she decided to write Fleur De Leigh's Life of Crime a comic, semi-autobiographical account of a young girl at boarding school. In addition to her writing, she is a bookseller at Dutton's Brentwood Bookseller in West Los Angeles where she hosts author readings, discussions and several book clubs. On top of this busy schedule she is generous with her time and guidance. She provides one of Word Smitten's contributing writers, Ann Cooper, with thoughts about the writing life. |