ʃiː pˈʌblɪʃt tˈuː vˈɑːljuːmz ʌv ʃˈɔːɹt stˈoːɹiz ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z bᵻfˌoːɹ ɹᵻlˈiːsɪŋ hɜː fˈɜːst nˈɑːvəl, ðə ɹᵻvˈɛndʒ ʌv mɚɹˈiːə, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, fˈɑːloʊd baɪ ðə hˈɑːɹt dʌznˌɑːt bˈɛnd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː.
She published two volumes of short stories in the 1990s before releasing her first novel, The Revenge of Maria, in 1998, followed by The Heart Does Not Bend in 2002.