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liverpool , uk 150px 20 july 1967 early 21st century biography , stageplays karoline leach.jpg karoline leach
 karoline leach writer
karoline leach

karoline leach -lrb- born 20 july 1967 -rrb- is a british playwright and author , best known for her book `` in the shadow of the dreamchild '' -lrb- isbn 0-7206-1044-3 -rrb- , which re-examines the life of lewis carroll -lrb- pseudonym of charles lutwidge dodgson -rrb- , the author of `` alice 's adventures in wonderland '' .
this book and her subsequent work on what she terms the `` carroll myth '' have been major sources of upheaval and controversy in recent years and she has produced very polarized responses from carroll scholars and lay enthusiasts .
leach was born in liverpool .
she studied acting and worked as both actor and director in british theatre before becoming a writer .
