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Sapphire (the pen name of Ramona Lofton, a poet who worked for years as a social worker and inner-city teacher) wrote her novel in the ...
Guardian: Sapphire: 'I knew it was disturbing' | Books | The Guardian
Sapphire's first book became the Oscar-winning film Precious but, she says, her new novel is so dark that Hollywood is unlikely to call
Ramona Lofton - Selected Readings
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Sapphire 1950– Contemporary Authors (Tue, 01 Jan 2008) Sapphire 1950–(Ramona Lofton)PERSONAL:Born Ramona Lofton, 1950, in Fort Ord, CA; children: two.
News Items – September 15, | Social Workers Speak
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Sapphire Used Social Worker Case Studies to Write New Book Social Workers Speak! Sapphire (Ramona Lofton), 59, was born in California to a military family.
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