From Shutterbabe to Dollar-Poor Creative to TV

One with Farai

In her twenties, Deborah Copaken was a war photographer, later penning the bestseller Shutterbabe. NBC has now bought the rights for TV. In between, Copaken married, had three children, got divorced, and took quite a financial and emotional rollercoaster ride. Brutal honesty and real revelations are her specialty.

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