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Pamela Frankau


Born
in London, England, The United Kingdom
January 03, 1908

Died
June 08, 1967

Genre
Literature & Fiction


Popular British novelist. Her father was novelist Gilbert Frankau, her mother satirist Julia Davis, and her uncle British radio comedian, Ronald Frankau.

Her writing success came when she was only twenty, with The Marriage of Harlequin (1927). A relationship with the married Humbert Wolfe ended only with his death in 1940. She then ceased to write for a long period.

During the Second World War, she worked for the BBC, the Ministry of Food, and the Auxiliary Territorial Service.

First published in 1954, A Wreath for the Enemy is perhaps her best loved novel and still in print on both sides of the Atlantic. In the novel the events of one night transform what appears at first to be a typical adolescent crisis into a prolonged struggle for self-d ...more

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Average rating: 3.84 · 578 ratings · 105 reviews · 51 distinct works • Similar authors
A Wreath For the Enemy
3.86 avg rating — 336 ratings — published 1952 — 16 editions
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The Willow Cabin
3.94 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 1949 — 15 editions
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The Winged Horse
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1953 — 9 editions
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Sing for Your Supper
4.16 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1963 — 9 editions
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Over The Mountains
3.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1967 — 8 editions
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The Bridge
3.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1957 — 4 editions
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Slaves of the Lamp
4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1965 — 6 editions
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Road Through The Woods
3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015 — 13 editions
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Pen to Paper: A Novelist's ...
3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1962 — 4 editions
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Colonel Blessington;
3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1968 — 8 editions
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Sing for Your Supper Slaves of the Lamp Over The Mountains
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