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, 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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