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Susan Lillian Townsend FRSL (née Johnstone; 2 April 1946 – 10 April 2014) was an English writer and humorist whose work encompasses novels, plays and works of journalism. She was best known for creating the character Adrian Mole.
Apr 11, 2014 · Sue Townsend was the author of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, aged 13¾, the humorous and hugely successful account of the life of a teenager growing up in the era of Margaret...
Oct 14, 2016 · Sue Townsend would go on to write 16 books and over a dozen plays, and, perhaps because of her humble background, she became a champion of the marginalised and a fierce critic of the powerful.
Apr 11, 2014 · Sue Townsend failed her 11 plus, left school at 15 and wrote in secret but she went on to become one of the UK's best-selling and beloved authors.
Apr 11, 2014 · Novelist Sue Townsend, best known as the author of the successful Adrian Mole series, has died. Townsend, 68, died at home on Thursday after a short illness.
Townsend’s greatest strength as a writer is her seemingly effortless ability to combine the personal with the wider social and political context. Her satirical social commentary is dry and witty, revealing her incredibly sharp and perceptive eye for detail through Adrian’s acute observations.
Apr 11, 2014 · Sue Townsend, best known for her Adrian Mole series of books, has died at the age of 68. The writer, who was left blind after suffering from diabetes for many years, died at home on Thursday after suffering a stroke, her publishers Penguin said.
