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P.D. James

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born
in The United Kingdom
August 03, 1920

gender
female

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genre
Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers

influences
Jane Austen, Dorothy L. Sayers, Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh


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P. D. James is the author of twenty books, most of which have been filmed and broadcast on television in the United States and other countries. She spent thirty years in various departments of the British Civil Service, including the Police and Criminal Law Department of Great Britain's Home Office. She has served as a magistrate and as a governor of the BBC. In 2000 she celebrated her eightieth birthday and published her autobiography, Time to Be in Earnest. The recipient of many prizes and honors, she was created Baroness James of Holland Park in 1991. She lives in London and Oxford.

Awards: International Crime Writing Hall of Fame 2008; Grand Master Award from Mystery Writers of America, 1999; Diamond Dagger from...more


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P.D. James's Books

Average rating: 3.65 · 132,503 ratings · 10,968 reviews · 79 distinct works · Similar authors
Death Comes to Pemberley
3.11 of 5 stars 3.11 avg rating — 33,029 ratings — published 2011 — 43 editions
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The Children of Men
3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 16,680 ratings — published 1992 — 61 editions
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Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgli...
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 9,428 ratings — published 1962 — 49 editions
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Shroud for a Nightingale (A...
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 8,727 ratings — published 1971 — 48 editions
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The Private Patient (Adam D...
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 6,305 ratings — published 2008 — 43 editions
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An Unsuitable Job For A Wom...
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 5,364 ratings — published 1972 — 66 editions
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Death In Holy Orders (Adam ...
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 5,352 ratings — published 2001 — 41 editions
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The Lighthouse (Adam Dalgli...
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 5,397 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions
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A Taste For Death (Adam Dal...
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 4,641 ratings — published 1986 — 56 editions
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The Black Tower (Adam Dalgl...
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 4,428 ratings — published 1975 — 41 editions
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Cover Her Face A Mind To Murder Unnatural Causes Shroud for a Nightingale The Black Tower Death Of An Expert Witness A Taste For Death
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Quotes by P.D. James

“If our sex life were determined by our first youthful experiments, most of the world would be doomed to celibacy. In no area of human experience are human beings more convinced that something better can be had only if they persevere.”
― P.D. James, The Children of Men
tags: sex, sexuality
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“Time didn't heal, but it anesthetized. The human mind could only feel so much.”
― P.D. James, Innocent Blood
tags: healing, pain
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“Not so much two ships passing in the night as two ships sailing together for a time but always bound for different ports.”
― P.D. James, The Lighthouse
tags: encounters, romance
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