Background
Beaven was born in South London.
Beaven was born in South London.
He studied at Ashlyns School, Hertfordshire.
He read English at Oxford University. He lives in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England. Julie Myerson (8 September 2001).
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The Independent. Hugo Barnacle (27 March 2005).
"Fiction: His Coldest Winter by Derek Beaven". The Sunday Times. Alfred Hickling (19 March 2005).
"Cold war, lukewarm plot". The Guardian. "Acts of Muniny", The New York Times, Mark Schone, 19 March 2000.