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Debra Eve

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Debra Eve is a proud late bloomer and possessor of many passions. At 36, she became an archaeologist. At 42, a martial artist. At 46, she married the love of her life. Now she writes about fellow late bloomers while plotting her next grand adventure. Her inspiring profiles can be found at http://LaterBloomer.com.

Debra received her masters degree from UCLA, where she was the last graduate assistant to archaeomythologist Marija Gimbutas, a colleague of Joseph Campbell. She helped bring Dr. Gimbutas' final book, The Living Goddesses, to print.

She lives in Los Angeles with her British husband and two 25-lb Maine Coon cats. ...more

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Celebrating More Than 140 Stories of Late-Blooming Success

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Later Bloomers: 35 Folks Over Age 35 Who Found Their Passion and Purpose

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“You can be miserable for the rest of your life or you can be something else. Choose well—you could have another 50 years.”
― Debra Eve, Later Bloomers: 35 Folks Over Age 35 Who Found Their Passion and Purpose

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“The man is not wholly evil – he has a Thesaurus in his cabin.” (Captain Hook as described by J. M. Barrie in Peter Pan)”
― Debra Eve, Later Bloomers: 35 Folks Over Age 35 Who Found Their Passion and Purpose

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“If youth has left scars, being told to “move on” or “get over it” is just as insulting. You may never “get over it,” but the world needs your special gift. Each person has one thing they must do that no one else can.”
― Debra Eve, Later Bloomers: 35 Folks Over Age 35 Who Found Their Passion and Purpose

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