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Honor Arundel

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born

January 01, 1919 in The United Kingdom

died

January 01, 1973

gender

female

genre

Children's Books, Nonfiction, Poetry

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British novelist for children and young adults, critic, playwright, poet, editor, and journalist.

Arundel's novels for young people have earned her a reputation as an author sensitive to the conflict between responsibility to oneself and responsibility to others that many adolescent girls find difficult to resolve. She began writing novels for teenagers when her daughter complained about the lack of stories about "ordinary children … with real problems" with whom they could identify. Many critics and readers have appreciated Arundel's honesty in describing predicaments that have no easy resolution in life, but she has been criticized for portraying young women who are so closely tied to their families that they lack rea...more

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Average rating: 3.32 · 44 ratings · 5 reviews · 11 distinct works

	Emma's Island (Emma, #2) 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1968 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The High House (Emma, #1) by Honor Arundel, Eileen Armitage (Illustrator) 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1966 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Two Sisters 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	My rating:
	Emma in Love (Emma, #3) 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1970	My rating:
	The Blanket Word 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	My rating:
	The Girl in the Opposite Bed 2.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Longest Weekend 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1970 — 4 editions	My rating:
	A Family Failing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1969 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Amazing Mr Prothero 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1968 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Terrible Temptation 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	My rating:

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