Isla Dewar (1946–2021)
Autor(a) de Giving Up On Ordinary
About the Author
Isla Dewar was a Scottish author, born in Edinburgh on June 29, 1946. She was educated at Leith Academy. Early in her career she wrote for teen magazines. Her first book was Keeping up with Magda (1995). Women Talking Dirty (1996) was her second book. It was made into a film for which she wrote the mostrar mais screenplay. Some of her other work includes Giving Up on Ordinary (1997), Two Kinds of Wonderful (2000), Dancing in a Distant Place (2003), Izzy's War (2010), It Takes One to Know One (2018), and A Day Like Any Other (2020). She also wrote a novella for young adults, Briggsy (2008) and a children's book, Rosie's Wish (illustrated by Bob Dewar, her husband). Isla Dewar, author of over twenty books, died on June 20,2021 from a heart attack at the age of 74. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Image credit: Author photo by Tom Kidd
Obras por Isla Dewar
Women talking dirty ; Giving up on ordinary 1 exemplar
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Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1946-06-29
- Data de falecimento
- 2021-06-20
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- Scotland
UK - Local de nascimento
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Causa da morte
- Heart attack
- Locais de residência
- Fife, Scotland, UK
- Educação
- Leith Academy
- Prémios e menções honrosas
- Orange Prize Longlist (1996, Keeping Up With Magda)
- Agente
- Zoe Pagnamenta (PFD)
Membros
Críticas
Sterke benen por Isla Dewar
Verhaal over een vrouw die jaren geleden haar man en kinderen in de steek heeft gelaten komt terug. Waarom is ze weggegaan en kunnen haar kinderen haar vergeven?
A slice of life set in a Scottish fishing village. It's the stuff of everyday, with characters you get to know as if they were your neighbors, warts and all. Feistier and bawdier than Miss Marple or Agatha Raisin ever were, but more real as well. Interestingly enough, this is the third book in a row that has illiteracy (and dyslexia) as a plot element.
This book was sent by a BookCrosser for our book exchange here in the building and I decided to read it first, as I was unfamiliar with the author, who appears to have a loyal following.… (mais)
This book was sent by a BookCrosser for our book exchange here in the building and I decided to read it first, as I was unfamiliar with the author, who appears to have a loyal following.… (mais)
just a little bit short of a romance novel. Easy summer read without any deep characters. Eventually everything is perfect and all characters are living happily ever after.
Isla Dewar's books are wonderful. They're like sitting in a snuggly sofa with a glass of wine and some chocolate. You immerse yourself in a family which is normal and quirky and argumentative and above all deeply loving. I wish I knew them.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 24
- Also by
- 3
- Membros
- 716
- Popularidade
- #35,436
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Críticas
- 22
- ISBN
- 116
- Línguas
- 6
- Marcado como favorito
- 3