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About Sue Townsend

Sue Townsend was, and remains, Britain's favourite comic novelist.

For over thirty years, after the publication of her instant and iconic bestseller The Secret Diaries of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ in 1982, she made us weep with laughter and pricked the nation's conscience. Seven further volumes of Adrian's diaries followed, and all were highly acclaimed bestsellers.

She also published five other hugely popular novels - including The Queen and I and The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year - as well as writing numerous well-received plays. Remarkably, Sue did not learn to read until she was eight and left school with no qualifications. As beloved by critics as she was by readers the length and breadth of the nation, she chronicled the lives of ordinary people in Britain through times of upheaval and great social change.

She lived in Leicester all her Life, dying in the city that she loved in 2014.

Recent updates about Sue Townsend

European Day of Languages

Penguin Readers Level 3: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ (ELT Graded Reader) is a wonderful book for your children. Published by Penguin.

2 months ago

Read a book day

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾ is a wonderful book for your children.

3 months ago

Read a book day

Could there be a better time to read The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole by Sue Townsend.

3 months ago

International Literacy Day

Reading is so much fun, why not read The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 ¾. Written by Sue Townsend, published by Penguin.

5 years ago

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