Adrian Mole author Sue Townsend dies aged 68


Author Sue Townsend obituary

Sue Townsend, the British author responsible for the multi-million selling Adrian Mole series documenting the hum-drum life of an awkward teenager, has died aged 68, her son told the BBC on Friday.

After writing a series of well-received plays, Sue Townsend was catapulted to mainstream fame when she released The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13  in 1982.

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