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= BESSIE LIVANOU = Bessie Livanou (or Vassiliki Livanou, or Μπέσση Λιβανού or Βασιλική Λιβανού) is a contemporary Greek author. She was born in Greece and completed her studies in London. Early in her career, she wrote articles for British and Greek magazines. Her first book was published in the early 1990's. Ever since, she has published several novels in Greek, most of them with Kastaniotis Editions. One of her earlier novels, Τα Μεγάλα Κορίτσια Δεν Κλαίνε (→ Big Girls don’t Cry), became a best seller when it was published.

PERSONAL LIFE
Bessie is married to Anthony Livanos and has three children and one granddaughter. She lives in Athens, Greece.