Randa Abdel-Fattah's first novel, Does My Head Look Big in This?, was an instant bestseller in Australia. She is a 26-year-old lawyer, born in Australia of Palestinian and Egyptian parents.
For years Randa has been active in the inter-faith community, regularly giving talks at high schools, and is one of the original members of a Melbourne-Palestinian/Jewish women's friendship group. Over the years Randa has been a member of a number of Palestinian human rights campaigns, the Australian Arabic council and various Australian Muslim women networks.
Randa's most recent novel is Ten Things I Hate About Me.
She lives in Sydney with her husband and baby daughter.
www.randaabdelfattah.com
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