Helen Dunmore

British novelist

Helen Dunmore FRSL (12 December 1952 – 5 June 2017) was a British poet, novelist and children's writer.[1] She was born in Yorkshire, Northern England. She was known for her novel Zennor in Darkness (1993).

Dunmore in April 2008

In 2017, Dunmore published her last book, Birdcage Walk, before writing an article about mortality for the Guardian after she was diagnosed with cancer.[2] She died on 5 June 2017 in Bristol, aged 64.[3]

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  1. "Helen Dunmore - Literature". British Council Literature. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  2. "Helen Dunmore: facing mortality and what we leave behind". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  3. Cain, Sian (5 June 2017). "Poet and author Helen Dunmore dies aged 64". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

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