Audrey Brettle
Audrey Brettle | |
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| Born | Alexandra Audrey Kinnon 10 February 1937 Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England |
| Died | 27 September 2003 Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England |
| Pen name | Amy Thomas |
Alexandra Audrey Brettle (1937–2003), was a Black Country author of Scottish descent.
Biography
Educated at Halesowen Grammar School, she became a Salvation Army officer;[1] before working for North Warwickshire Borough Council until her retirement.
In retirement, she began to write actively, and was a founder of the North Warwickshire Writers Group. After her death in 2003, her ashes were interred in Greenhaven Woodland Burial Ground. A collection of her writings was published posthumously, under the title The Clydebank Whistle.[2]
References
- ^ "Tributes" (PDF). Salvationist. London. 6 December 2003. p. 18. OCLC 16509876. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011.
- ^ "Librarything.com page on The Clydebank Whistle". Retrieved 6 July 2010.
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