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Family's love of books helped Wellington author break stereotypes
Nadia Shireen says people from South Asian backgrounds were not expected to become authors.
An author who said she defied expectations to write children's books believes her family's love of reading helped her fulfil her dream.
Nadia Shireen, from Wellington in Shropshire, has had a series of picture books published by Penguin, but recalls ... [1926 chars]
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