Gaynor Arnold

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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[]

  1. ^ "About Me". Gaynor Arnold official website. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Gaynor Arnold keeping her word", Birmingham Post, Birmingham: Trinity Mirror Midlands, 2 October 2008, retrieved 9 September 2012
  3. ^ ARNOLD, GAYNOR, The Writers of Wales Database, Literature Wales, archived from the original on 8 August 2012, retrieved 9 September 2012
  4. ^ Sam Jordison (2 September 2008). "Booker club: Girl in a Blue Dress". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2021.



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