RIP, Sue Townsend
@the_borderer wrote: I grew up on the Adrian Mole books, even though I was 10 years younger than the character. Another person gone who will be missed Read full topic
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@squirrelhead wrote: She understood the nerdy adolescent male so well and captured the essence of the Thatcher years. A sad and unexpected loss. Commiserations, aged 54 1/4 Read full topic
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@McGreens wrote: You read them when you were 3¾? I too am saddened though. It's been a strange week for celebrity deaths Read full topic
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@Zotlerg wrote: I remember an interview with her a few years ago. She said she abused her body, eating, drinking and smoking too much. She became diabetic and eventually went blind because of it. It...
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@the_borderer wrote: No, but I did read Secret Diary and Growing Pains before I was 10 though. I'm sure that a fair amount of the story went over my head at the time but I still enjoyed them. Read...
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@garygoldfinch wrote: Exactly, this nerdy adolescent male (who, like Cory, is about the age of AM) gained a lot from the books. I guess having a character you can identify with so well helps you...
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@daneel wrote: Somehow I never got around to reading any of the Adrian Mole books. I was aware of them but was pretty much only reading SF as a kid. I only discovered she was from Leicester last week....
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@the_borderer wrote: I grew up on the Adrian Mole books, even though I was 10 years younger than the character. Another person gone who will be missed Read full topic
View ArticleRIP, Sue Townsend
@squirrelhead wrote: She understood the nerdy adolescent male so well and captured the essence of the Thatcher years. A sad and unexpected loss. Commiserations, aged 54 1/4 Read full topic
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RIP, Sue Townsend
@McGreens wrote: You read them when you were 3¾? I too am saddened though. It's been a strange week for celebrity deaths Read full topic
View ArticleRIP, Sue Townsend
@Zotlerg wrote: I remember an interview with her a few years ago. She said she abused her body, eating, drinking and smoking too much. She became diabetic and eventually went blind because of it. It...
View ArticleRIP, Sue Townsend
@the_borderer wrote: No, but I did read Secret Diary and Growing Pains before I was 10 though. I'm sure that a fair amount of the story went over my head at the time but I still enjoyed them. Read...
View ArticleRIP, Sue Townsend
@garygoldfinch wrote: Exactly, this nerdy adolescent male (who, like Cory, is about the age of AM) gained a lot from the books. I guess having a character you can identify with so well helps you...
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