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11th Apr 2014

Adrian Mole Author Sue Townsend Dies, Aged 68

She passed away on Thursday.

Rebecca McKnight

Author Sue Townsend has sadly passed away.

A close friend of the family told BBC News that the 68-year-old died at her home yesterday (Thursday) after a short illness.

Townsend was best known for penning the Adrian Mole book series, the first of which, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, aged 13 ¾, was published in 1982.

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