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She moved to France in her mid-teens, setting off her worldwide adventures and rewarding careers in the not-for-profit and finance sectors. She holds an M.A. in International Relations from the University of Hong Kong and an MBA from Queen\u2019s University in Canada. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Nanum Myeongjo'; font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: var(--awb-letter-spacing); text-align: var(--awb-content-alignment); text-transform: var(--awb-text-transform); background-color: var(--awb-bg-color); font-weight: 400; color: var(--awb-color6);\" data-fusion-font=\"true\" data-fusion-google-font=\"Nanum Myeongjo\" data-fusion-google-variant=\"400\">Fragile became a full-time children&#8217;s book writer after moving to San Francisco with her husband and children. 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