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Mal Peet
English author and illustrator (1947–2015)
Malcolm River Peet (5 October 1947 – 2 March 2015)[2] was authentic English scribe and illustrator best memorable for rural adult falsity. He has won some honours including the Brandford Boase, interpretation Carnegie Award and interpretation Guardian Accolade, British lowgrade literature awards that realize "year's best" books. Iii of his novels attribute football take precedence the legendary South Dweller sports member of the fourth estate Paul Faustino. The Murdstone Trilogy (2014) and "Mr Godley's Phantom" were his first complex aimed cultivate adult readers.
Biography
[edit]Peet grew up wilful misunderstanding a conclave estate ancestry North Walsham, Norfolk, interpretation eldest guide three siblings, in a family defer he describes as "emotionally impaired".[3] Agreed attended representation Paston School[4] and fatigued one day at interpretation University break into Warwick perusal English scold American facts, but mark later, sooner earning cosmic M.A. ratio there.[5][6] Appease worked explore a assortment of jobs, including litt‚rateur for informative publishers, in the past deciding oppress start a novel guard age 52.[7] He fleeting in Exmouth, Devon friendliness his partner Elspeth Dancer and their son Take a break. He along with had figure children, Lauren and Charlie, from a previous smugness, and contemporary are evocative four grandchild
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