Gaynor Arnold
Gaynor Arnold (born 1944)[1] is a Welsh-born author. Born in Cardiff, she studied English Literature at St. Hilda's College, Oxford, and obtained a Diploma in Social and Administrative Studies from the Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford.
Background
Since the early 1970s, Arnold has lived in Edgbaston in Birmingham, working as a social worker for Birmingham City Council.[2] She became a full-time writer in 2009.
Recognitions
Her debut novel Girl in a Blue Dress was published by Birmingham's Tindal Street Press in 2008, being longlisted for both the Booker Prize and the Orange Prize for Fiction.[3][4]
Bibliography
- Girl in a Blue Dress (2008)
- Lying Together (2011)
- After Such Kindness (2012)
- The Sea in Birmingham (2013) contributor
References
- ^ "About Me". Gaynor Arnold official website. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Gaynor Arnold keeping her word", Birmingham Post, Birmingham: Trinity Mirror Midlands, 2 October 2008, archived from the original on 2 December 2008, retrieved 9 September 2012
- ^ ARNOLD, GAYNOR, The Writers of Wales Database, Literature Wales, archived from the original on 8 August 2012, retrieved 9 September 2012
- ^ Sam Jordison (2 September 2008). "Booker club: Girl in a Blue Dress". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
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