The book was a New York Times and USA Today bestseller. Christie, published in 2020 by Sourcebooks Landmark, follows the disappearance of Agatha Christie in December 1926. The book received a starred review from Library Journal and received a space in Library Reads's Hall of Fame. Lady Clementine, published January 7, 2020, by Sourcebooks Landmark, is a fictionalized biography of Clementine Churchill, the wife of Winston Churchill. In 2019, it received a space in Library Reads's Hall of Fame. The book is a New York Times and USA Today bestseller and Barnes & Noble Book Club Pick. The Only Woman in the Room, published in 2019 by Sourcebooks Landmark, is a fictionalized biography of Hedy Lamarr.

Selected texts The Only Woman in the Room (2019) Terrell's novels have been translated into twenty-nine languages. Terrell's 'mission is to excavate from the past the most important, complex and fascinating women of history and bring them into the light of present-day where we can finally perceive the breadth of their contributions as well as the insights they bring to modern day issues.' Later in her career, Terrell began writing about women who were often overshadowed by the men in their lives, including Mileva Marić ( The Other Einstein, 2016), Hedy Lamarr ( The Only Woman in the Room, 2019), Clementine Churchill ( Lady Clementine, 2020), Belle da Costa Greene ( The Personal Librarian, 2021), and Rosalind Franklin ( Her Hidden Genius, 2022). Terrell published her first novel, The Chrysalis, in 2007, after which she left her work as a litigator and began writing full time. Terrell lives in Pittsburgh with her husband Jim Terrell and their two children.Īfter graduating from Boston University School of Law, Terrell worked as a litigator for ten years, practicing in New York City at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Morrison & Foerster. She then attended and graduated cum laude from Boston University School of Law.

She then studied History and Art History at Boston College, where she graduated magna cum laude.

Terrell attended and graduated from Upper St. Heather Benedict Terrell (born November 24, 1968) is an American novelist and lawyer who writes some of her novels under the pen name Marie Benedict.

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