Anne Youngson
English novelist (born 1947/1948)
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Anne Youngson (born 1947 or 1948) is an English novelist.[1][2][3] She published her first novel, Meet Me at the Museum, at the age of 70 after a career in the motor industry[1][4][5]
Anne Youngson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1947 or 1948 (age 77–78) |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Years active | c. 2017–present |
Early life and education
Youngson was born in 1947 or 1948.
She has a BA in English literature from Birmingham University (1970), an MA in creative writing and a PhD from Oxford Brookes University (2012).[6] Her doctoral thesis was Once upon a time: how stories start: it considered the opening words of short stories and included a group of stories written for the thesis.[7]
Career
Youngson was a senior engineer at Rover before taking early retirement at the age of 56.[1]
Her first novel, Meet Me at the Museum, was shortlisted for the Costa Book Award for First Novel.[8] It was adapted for broadcast by BBC Radio 4.[9]
Selected publications
- Carver, Mike; Seale, Nicholas; Youngson, Anne, eds. (2008). When Rover Met Honda: Insights and Memories. CSY Publishing. ISBN 978-0956034304.
- Carver, Mike; Seale, Nick; Youngson, Anne (2015). British Leyland Motor Corporation 1968-2005: The Story from Inside. London: The History Press. ISBN 978-0750961448.[10]
- Youngson, Anne (2018). Meet me at the museum (First ed.). Flatiron Books. ISBN 978-1-250-29516-3.[11][12][13]
- Youngson, Anne (2020). Three women and a boat. London: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0857527097.[5]
- Youngson, Anne (2022). The six who came to dinner: stories. London: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0857528254.
- Youngson, Anne (2022). The Narrowboat Summer. Flatiron. ISBN 978-1250764621.[14][15]
- Youngson, Anne (2023). A Complicated Matter. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0857528230.[16]
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