Jill Paton Walsh
English author (1937–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gillian Honorine Mary Herbert, Baroness Hemingford, CBE, FRSL (née Bliss; 29 April 1937 – 18 October 2020), known professionally as Jill Paton Walsh, was an English novelist and children's writer. She may be known best for her Booker Prize-nominated novel Knowledge of Angels and for the Peter Wimsey–Harriet Vane mysteries that continued the work of Dorothy L. Sayers.
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The Lady Hemingford | |
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Born | Gillian Honorine Mary Bliss (1937-04-29)29 April 1937 London, England |
Died | 18 October 2020(2020-10-18) (aged 83) Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England |
Nationality | English |
Occupation | Author |
Known for | Knowledge of Angels |
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Children | 3 |
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