Jessica Gregson, born June 24, 1978, is an author and academic. In June 2007, her debut novel

Debut novel

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 The Angel Makers

The Angel Makers

The Angel Makers is a 2007 novel written by Jessica Gregson based on the true story of the The Angel Makers of Nagyrév, two Hungarian women who sold arsenic to unhappily married women to kill their husbands. It was published by PaperBooks....

was published by PaperBooks publishers. Her second novel The Ice Cream Army was published in July 2009.

Gregson is the daughter of actor Michael Craig

Michael Craig (actor)

Michael Craig is a British actor, known for his work in film and television in both the United Kingdom and Australia. Craig was born in Poona, Maharashtra, British India, the son of Donald Gregson, a captain in the 3rd Indian Cavalry. He came to England with his family when aged three, and went to...

 and has lived in Australia

Australia

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, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

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, Sudan

Sudan

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 and South Sudan

South Sudan

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. She worked with refugees in the latter countries, and is now a consultant in post-conflict capacity building. She lives in Glasgow

Glasgow

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. She wrote The Angel Makers while working for the Home Office

Home Office

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.

Gregson has a degree in Anthropology

Anthropology

Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the humanities, the natural sciences, and the social sciences. The term "anthropology" is from the Greek anthrōpos , "man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and -logia , "discourse" or "study", and was first used in 1501 by German...

 from Churchill College at the University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

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. She holds a Master's degree in Development Studies from the London School of Economics

London School of Economics

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 and she is currently working towards her PhD in International Development at Glasgow University.