The family Christmas dinner. Now, most adults know the risks involved with such a major event on the annual calendar….
Mary Nguyen
Mary Grace Nguyen was born and raised in London’s Notting Hill. Mary Grace Nguyen was born and raised in London’s Notting Hill. She has a Master's in Journalism from Birkbeck College , University of London, and she graduated at UCL in Anthropology, studied Modern Japanese at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and taught English in Japan. She worked as a headhunter in the finance market before pursuing a career in journalism and corporate copy writing.
She reviews theatre, opera, art and film for LNDCARD, LondonTheatre1 and her own blog TrendFem. She is also co-founder of Birkbeck's online student magazine Flock To The Crown BBK. She also enjoys writing poetry, short stories and opinion pieces.
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