- Bestselling author Freida McFadden has revealed her real identity as Sara Cohen, a doctor, saying she is “tired” of maintaining the secrecy.
- Cohen initially adopted the pseudonym to prevent her writing career from conflicting with her medical profession, though she has since significantly reduced her clinical work.
- Her breakthrough came with the 2022 domestic thriller The Housemaid, which sold over two million copies and spent a year on The New York Times bestseller list.
- The Housemaid was adapted into a successful film starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, grossing nearly $400m worldwide, with a sequel currently in development.
- Cohen will continue to write under the Freida McFadden pseudonym, dismissing speculation that her books are AI-generated or written by multiple individuals.
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