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Lena Kennedy (15 June 1914 – 1 August 1986), was an English author. Her books were mostly historic romantic fiction set in and around the East End of London where she lived for all her life. Some of her books, including her autobiography, were published posthumously. She appeared, as a subject, on the television programme This Is Your Life shortly before her death in 1986. Biography Lena Kennedy grew up in Hoxton and attended Gospel Street school, leaving at fourteen to work in a tailoring factory. Her father was Cornelius Erin Kennedy and her mother Margaret Murphy were Irish immigrants from Cork. On 13 April 1938 she married Frederick George Smith and they had two children. Her first novel was published when she was sixty-four and she went on to write many best selling books. Bibliography Fiction Maggie (1979) Autumn Alley (1980) Kitty (1981) Nelly Kelly (1981) Lizzie (1983) Lady Penelope (1984) Susan (1985) Lily, My Lovely (1985) Down Our Street (1987) Dandelion Seed (1988) Eve's Apples (1989) Inn on the Marsh (1989) Owen Oliver (1990) Kate of Clyve Shore (collection) (1992) Ivy of the Angel (collection) 1993) Queenie's Castle (1994) Autobiographical works Away to the Woods: The Autobiography of Lena Kennedy (1995) References . Discover the Lena Kennedy popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Lena Kennedy books.

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  • A Lonely Heart synopsis, comments

    A Lonely Heart

    Kay Brellend

    'Vividly rendered' Historical Novel Society'A fantastic cast of characters' Goodreads'Thoroughly absorbing' Goodreads Growing up in fear of their cruel, drunken father, Olivia Bone...

  • The Last of the Shackdwellers synopsis, comments

    The Last of the Shackdwellers

    Lena Kennedy

    The evocative, illuminating autobiography of one of Britain's bestloved novelists.Lena Kennedy was sixtyfour before her first novel, MAGGIE, was accepted, and it was among the shac...

  • East End Orphan synopsis, comments

    East End Orphan

    Kay Brellend

    The second in a brandnew trilogy from bestselling author Kay Brelland, inspired by true events, following A Daughter's Heartbreak.Abandoned twice, can he find a way to trust again?...

  • A Love Like Ours synopsis, comments

    A Love Like Ours

    Denise Robins

    A captivating love story from the 100millioncopy bestselling Queen of Romance, available now for the first time in eBook.A fleeting momentis that all she meant to Prince Dominic of...

  • Game Changers synopsis, comments

    Game Changers

    Molly Schiot

    “The embrace of women’s sports sometimes feels almost like a political act...Molly Schiot’s Game Changers: The Unsung Heroines of Sports History is so valuable.” The Wall Street Jo...