How did Elizabeth George become British?

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After reading several of her novels and believing she was British born and bred, I learned she was born in Ohio and spent much of her adult life in California!. How then did she master British English along with thousands of its idioms and such an intimate portrayal of British Culture!? Thanks!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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The author has been splitting her time between homes in the U!.S!. and England for many years!. She has a strong background in British lit!. and loves England!. Did you know that she has a master's degree in Counseling/Psychology!? Her tendency to observe people has no doubt contributed to George's insights regarding the country's inhabitants and their use of language!.

"I set my novels in England because I like to write about England!.
"I first became interested in England in the 1960s when the Beatles made their initial invasion into pop culture in the United States!. On the heels of the Beatles came not only a score of other British pop music groups, but also fashion in the person of Mary Quant, modeling in the persons of first Jean Shrimpton and then Twiggy, and film making, with such British-oriented films as Alfie, Georgy Girl, The Collector, and The Family Way!.
"Hard on the heels of all this, I began studying Shakespeare and, in 1966, I made my first trip to England in the summer in order to take part in a Shakespeare seminar that was taught in London!. We were given the freedom to explore the city, and I fell in love with it!. I returned to England for a second visit in 1971, and I've traveled there ever since!.
"In college and at the university, most of my reading was in English literature rather than in American literature, and when I first became a teacher, I taught Shakespeare Studies!. This further cemented my love for British literature!.
"I began creating short stories about England while I was still in high school, and when I decided to pursue a career in writing, I never considered setting my novels anywhere except England!.
"I surely hope this puts the subject to rest, as I have nothing further to say about it but this: Why on earth do people find it so weird that I write about England!? It worked well enough for Henry James!." http://www!.elizabethgeorgeonline!.com/faq!.!.!.
"I go about three or four times a year and stay for about three weeks!. That gives me the amount of exposure I need to stay current with it, and to do my research!.!.!.!."
" !. !. !.virtually all the places are places that I've actually been!." http://www!.elizabethgeorgeonline!.com/inp!.!.!.
You'll like this: http://www!.elizabethgeorgeonline!.com/art!.!.!.
(Funny you should ask!. I'm in the middle of her latest Lynley novel at present!.)Www@QuestionHome@Com