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Vivien Alcock

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born

September 23, 1924 in Worthing, West Sussex, The United Kingdom

died

October 11, 2003

gender

female

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Born September 23, 1924, in Worthing, Sussex, England; died October 11, 2003, in London, England. Author. Alcock was a bestselling author of mystery and fantasy fiction for young adults. Her early training and career, however, was in commercial art, and she attended the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Arts from 1940 to 1942. She left school to become an ambulance driver for the Auxiliary Territorial Service during World War II; after the war, she held several different jobs, including as an artist for the duplicating firm Gestetner Ltd. from 1947 to 1953. This was followed by three years as an employment bureau manager; and from 1956 to 1964 Alcock worked as a secretary for Whiltington Hospital in London. Although she had enjoyed storytel...more

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Books by Vivien Alcock

Average rating: 3.53 · 348 ratings · 44 reviews · 26 distinct works

	The Cuckoo Sister 3.47 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1985 — 11 editions	My rating:
	The Monster Garden 3.91 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1989 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Trial of Anna Cotman 3.71 avg rating — 38 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Haunting of Cassie Palmer 3.68 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1980 — 4 editions	My rating:
	The Stonewalkers 3.06 avg rating — 33 ratings — 10 editions	My rating:
	The Sylvia Game 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Red-Eared Ghosts 3.35 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Stranger at the Window 3.63 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions	My rating:
	A Kind of Thief 2.87 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1991 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Singer to the Sea God 3.62 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1992 — 6 editions	My rating: