Sue Townsend

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born

April 02, 1946 in The United Kingdom

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female

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http://www.adrianmole.com/Sue/biography.html

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Literature & Fiction

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Susan Lillian "Sue" Townsend is a British novelist, best known as the author of the Adrian Mole series of books. Her writing tends to combine comedy with social commentary, though she has written purely dramatic works as well. She has suffered from diabetes for many years, as a result of which she was registered blind in 2001, and has woven this theme into her work.

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Average rating: 3.75 · 21,629 ratings · 1,283 reviews · 48 distinct works

	The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 3.85 avg rating — 7,428 ratings — published 1982 — 56 editions	My rating:
	The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole 3.85 avg rating — 3,098 ratings — published 1984 — 22 editions	My rating:
	Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years (Adrian Mole, #5) 3.60 avg rating — 1,997 ratings — published 1999 — 25 editions	My rating:
	Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction (Adrian Mole, #6) 3.75 avg rating — 1,512 ratings — published 1990 — 22 editions	My rating:
	Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years (Adrian Mole, #4) 3.71 avg rating — 1,231 ratings — published 1993 — 14 editions	My rating:
	The Queen and I 3.62 avg rating — 1,131 ratings — published 1993 — 21 editions	My rating:
	Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years (Adrian Mole, #8) 3.90 avg rating — 793 ratings — published 2009 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Adrian Mole Diaries 3.98 avg rating — 788 ratings — published 1985 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Adrian Mole: The Lost Years 3.74 avg rating — 654 ratings — published 1994 — 2 editions	My rating:
	True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole 3.47 avg rating — 744 ratings — published 1984 — 10 editions	My rating:

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Adrian Mole (8 books)
by Sue Townsend

3.78 avg rating — 17,223 ratings

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“There's only one thing more boring than listening to other people's dreams, and that's listening to their problems.”
― Sue Townsend, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4

12 people liked it

“Now I know I am an intellectual. I saw Malcolm Muggeridge on the television last night, and I understood nearly every word. It all adds up. A bad home, poor diet, not liking punk. I think I will join the library and see what happens.”
― Sue Townsend

12 people liked it

“8.45 a.m. My mother is in the hospital grounds smoking a cigarette. She is looking old and haggard. All the debauchery is catching up with her.”
― Sue Townsend, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4

9 people liked it

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Which comedy book do you want to read in July?

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Seth Grahame-Smith

11 votes, 22.0%

Notes from a Small Island, Bill Bryson

10 votes, 20.0%

The Year of Living Biblically One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible As Literally As Possible, A.J. Jacobs

7 votes, 14.0%

Then We Came to the End, Joshua Ferris

5 votes, 10.0%

Home from the Vinyl Cafe A year of stories, Stuart McLean

4 votes, 8.0%

The Uncommon Reader A Novella, Alan Bennett

4 votes, 8.0%

Wilt, Tom Sharpe

2 votes, 4.0%

Thank You for Smoking, Christopher Buckley

2 votes, 4.0%

The Bible the Old Testament According to Spike Milligan, Spike Milligan

2 votes, 4.0%

Yes Man, Danny Wallace

2 votes, 4.0%

The Queen and I, Sue Townsend

1 vote, 2.0%

50 total votes

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