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Marina Shifrin

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Marina Shifrin was born in the Soviet Union and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. She spent her childhood translating and writing notes for her parents and has loved writing ever since.

In her 20s she bounced around from Missouri, to New York, to Taiwan, before settling in Los Angeles where she currently lives.

Her debut novel "30 Before 30: How I made a mess of my 20s and you can too!" was released in June of 2018. She currently writes for TV. ...more

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	30 Before 30: How I Made a Mess of My 20s, and You Can Too: Essays 3.85 avg rating — 580 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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