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Sue Townsend

Born

in Leicester, The United Kingdom

April 02, 1946

Died

April 10, 2014

Website

http://www.suetownsend.co.uk

Genre

Literature & Fiction

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

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Average rating: 3.76 · 147,800 ratings · 8,988 reviews · 82 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ (Adrian Mole, #1) 3.88 avg rating — 52,748 ratings — published 1982 — 200 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole (Adrian Mole, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 17,538 ratings — published 1984 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year 2.96 avg rating — 16,346 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adrian Mole: The Cappuccino Years (Adrian Mole, #5) 3.82 avg rating — 8,863 ratings — published 1999 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adrian Mole: The Wilderness Years (Adrian Mole #4) 3.88 avg rating — 7,522 ratings — published 1993	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction (Adrian Mole #6) 3.95 avg rating — 7,189 ratings — published 2004 — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Queen and I 3.72 avg rating — 7,064 ratings — published 1992	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole (Adrian Mole, #3) 3.51 avg rating — 6,802 ratings — published 1989	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years (Adrian Mole #8) 4.08 avg rating — 5,632 ratings — published 2009 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Adrian Mole Diaries (Adrian Mole #1-2) 4.09 avg rating — 3,250 ratings — published 1984 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Adrian Mole (8 books)
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3.89 avg rating — 116,234 ratings

The Queen and I (2 books)
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3.65 avg rating — 9,164 ratings

Quotes by Sue Townsend (?)

“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 13¾

83 likes

“She liked people. Me, I can take them or leave them, but mostly leave them.”
― Sue Townsend, The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year

tags: people

30 likes

“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

27 likes

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Which comedy book do you want to read in July?

Notes from a Small Island, Bill Bryson

10 votes, 21.7%

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Seth Grahame-Smith

10 votes, 21.7%

Then We Came to the End, Joshua Ferris

5 votes, 10.9%

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

5 votes, 10.9%

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

4 votes, 8.7%

The Uncommon Reader A Novella, Alan Bennett

4 votes, 8.7%

Wilt, Tom Sharpe

2 votes, 4.3%

Thank You for Smoking, Christopher Buckley

2 votes, 4.3%

Yes Man, Danny Wallace

2 votes, 4.3%

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

1 vote, 2.2%

The Queen and I, Sue Townsend

1 vote, 2.2%

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