Sue Wilkes
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| Gender | Female |
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| Occupation | Author and creative writing tutor |
| Location | Cheshire, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | I'm the author of several social history books and family history guides. My new book, Young Workers of the Industrial Age, for Pen and Sword, is out now. I'm a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. I write for adults and children. I like toast, crisp clear autumn mornings, and haunting secondhand bookshops. Je suis Européenne. |
| Interests | C.18th and C.19th century history,Jane Austen,Terry Pratchett,Johnson and Boswell,the Romantics, Scotland's history and landscape, Parson Woodforde... |
| Favorite movies | All About Eve,Citizen Kane, Now Voyager,Blues Brothers,Star Wars,Empire Strikes Back,Lord of the Rings,Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park |
| Favorite music | Led Zeppelin,Status Quo, Motorhead,Tamla Motown, Rival Sons, Franz Ferdinand,Kaiser Chiefs...too many to list. |
| Favorite books | Pride & Prejudice, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, Sense & Sensibility, Georgette Heyer's novels,Parson Woodforde's Diary, Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, and lots more. |