Sue Townsend, creator of Adrian Mole, dies at 68

[dipsydoodle]

LONDON (AP) — British comic author Sue Townsend, the creator of teenage angst-ridden Adrian Mole, has died after suffering a stroke. She was 68.

Penguin Books confirmed that Townsend died in Leicester, central England. British media reports said she died Thursday.

Townsend left school at 15, married at 18, and by 23 was a single mother of three young children. She worked in a factory, in shops and at other jobs — and wrote, honing her style for years before breaking through into publication.

Her first novel, "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾" was published in 1982 and was hailed as a comic masterpiece.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/sue-townsend-creator-adrian-mole-dies-68

[shenmue]

1. Rest in peace.

[Johnny Noshoes]

2. She also wrote the very funny "The Queen and I"

In it Britain becomes a republic and the royals lose all their wealth and end up living on benefits in London's east end.

[oldironside]

3. Yeah...

... a bit of me died today. I was the same year at school as Adrian. I remember reading the Growing Pains in a toilet in a 150 year old house in Sicily during a beautiful summer.

She's left a lot of good behind her.

[LeftishBrit]

4. RIP. Really sorry to hear that.

I love the 'Adrian Mole' books.