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1946–2014 · English writer and humorist
Also known as: Johnstone, Sue, Susan Lillian, Susan Lillian Townsend, Townsend, Сью Таунсенд
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- The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4
- Adrian Mole
- Just William (1983)
- The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
- Ghost children