Margaret Forster

English novelist (Georgy Girl) and biographer
Died on Monday February 8th 2016

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@Snapzu_Entertai: My Life in Houses by Margaret Forster, review: ‘an ingenious structure’ (Article and discussion at: - 9 years ago

@BiancaRuyle: The novelist Margaret Forster dies at the age of 77 after suffering from cancer in her back. - 9 years ago

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@5Siner: RT @i_cassell: Margaret Forster's husband Hunter Davies has paid homage to the author, whose best-known works include Georgy Girl, after sh… - 9 years ago

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@arcee43: Acclaimed novelist Margaret Forster has died, her husband Hunter Davies has announced. The award-winning author, who wrote many successful - 9 years ago

@litteratured: RT @parisreview: To die in literature, a graphic Proust, the late novelist Margaret Forster, and other news. - 9 years ago

@oohpub: RT @forbookssake: Valerie Grove pays tribute to Margaret Forster, the novelist and biographer who passed away last week: - 9 years ago

@brumnordie: Margaret Forster’s enduring legacy as a generous book lover | Letters - 9 years ago

@Helenintgarden: #NowReading Georgy Girl by Margaret Forster… This book made her famous & became a film… but I had never really heard of it until she died… - 9 years ago

@rosst1979: RT @Robert___Harris: "I was the sort of child for whom the library was everything." Margaret Forster, who died yesterday. Wherever you are:… - 9 years ago

@BW_bookclub: RT @PenguinUKBooks: Valerie Grove pays tribute to Margaret Forster, the novelist and biographer who passed away last week: - 9 years ago

@morssbunnie: The novelist Margaret Forster dies at the age of 77 after suffering from cancer in her back. - 9 years ago

@DWR_ALO: 'Georgy Girl' Writer Margaret Forster Dies at 77 - 9 years ago

@geo49e: @goodreads The Rash Adventurer by Margaret Forster It just arrived by mail and can't wait to read it. - 9 years ago

@Wokingcpa: RT @Lindabell15: Including Ethel Smyth's March of the Women, hurray! Desert Island Discs, Margaret Forster - 9 years ago

@Wokingcpa: RT @BBCRadio4: Holst, The Beatles, Ethel Smyth, Bob Marley… Margaret Forster's Desert Island Discs: - 9 years ago

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@englishpen: RT @KatyaTaylor: Lovely appreciation of author and @englishpen member Margaret Forster by Valerie Grove - 9 years ago

@sport_simon: RT @RobDotHutton: Beautiful tribute from Hunter Davies to his wife, Margaret Forster. Farewell, my lovely lady | The Sunday Times - 9 years ago

@KatyaTaylor: Lovely appreciation of author and @englishpen member Margaret Forster by Valerie Grove - 9 years ago

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@paulinereading: “QUOTE OF THE WEEK 15/2/16 - MARGARET FORSTER ‘I suspect that my strength has been my weakness, as it...” - 9 years ago

@paulinereading: QUOTATIONS - MARGARET FORSTER’S  ‘THE BATTLE FOR CHRISTABEL’ (FIRST PUBLISHED 1991) - First line: ‘Today, I... - 9 years ago

@The_ISIS: RT @JoshMcStay: During her time at Oxford, Margaret Forster wrote for @The_ISIS as she made the first steps of her very successful writing … - 9 years ago

@FOHigLib: RT @Islingtonlibs: Our author focus is Margaret Forster whose first job was teaching English at Barnsbury Girls' school in Islington. https… - 9 years ago

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@theyarnyard: @FreightBooks Margaret Forster. Hidden Lives. A re-read, does that count? - 9 years ago

@gerrysarson: RT @PenguinUKBooks: We're sad to hear that Margaret Forster has passed away, and our thoughts are with her family. - 9 years ago

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@kathymfish: Sad news 'Georgy Girl' Writer Margaret Forster Dies at 77 - 9 years ago

@Footballfan992: Author Margaret Forster, 77, dies from cancer 40 years after having a double mastectomy – Daily Mail - 9 years ago

@Makeitsimple23: Author Margaret Forster, 77, dies from cancer 40 years after having a double mastectomy – Daily Mail - 9 years ago

@ChristchurchLib: Hey there, Georgy girl [blog post] - Roberta sings the praises of the writer Margaret Forster, who died recentl... - 9 years ago

@MargretGeraghty: Felt emotionally moved when reading extract of Margaret Forster's My Life in Houses. My own memories are anchored by bricks. How about you? - 9 years ago

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@Sarahauthored: RT @MargretGeraghty: 'I pictured our council house covered with ivy. It looked much better.' Margaret Forster, from My Life in Houses htt… - 9 years ago

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@yoyo1712: RT @jkrafoss: LONDON (AP) — Margaret Forster, the author of "Georgy Girl" and more than 20 other novels, has died in London after suffering… - 9 years ago

@mwchristie: Really sad to learn that author Margaret Forster, wife of writer Hunter Davies, died last week. - 9 years ago

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@HilaryMcGowan: I've only just caught up with Margaret Forster's death. Part of my life for so long. Heart breaking reading Hunter's article in Sunday Times - 9 years ago

@GawRagbag: RT @RobDotHutton: Beautiful tribute from Hunter Davies to his wife, Margaret Forster. Farewell, my lovely lady | The Sunday Times - 9 years ago

@aljwhite: RT @RobDotHutton: Beautiful tribute from Hunter Davies to his wife, Margaret Forster. Farewell, my lovely lady | The Sunday Times - 9 years ago

@RobDotHutton: Beautiful tribute from Hunter Davies to his wife, Margaret Forster. Farewell, my lovely lady | The Sunday Times - 9 years ago

@mcnelis: 'Georgy Girl' author dies of cancer at 77 @Newsday - 9 years ago

@jkrafoss: LONDON (AP) — Margaret Forster, the author of "Georgy Girl" and more than 20 other novels, has died in London after suffering from cancer - 9 years ago

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@LindsayBamfield: RT @CaitlinDavies2: nice obituary for mum, and accurate too - 9 years ago

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@nerewyluluzo: Margaret Forster's husband Hunter Davies has paid homage to the author, whose best-known works include Georgy Girl, after she passed away - 9 years ago

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@TomDelargy: RT @FrancineFilm: Margaret Forster, who has died, was a writer of remarkable insight and range. She was also generous to novelists starting… - 9 years ago

@onstates: Margaret Forster dead; author of 'Georgy Girl' was 77: LONDON -- Margaret Forster, the au... - 9 years ago

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@FemaleCritics: RT @rachsyme: Margaret Forster was a beautiful writer of women's lives (cc #wlclub) - 9 years ago

@LowryBeverly: RT @devinboux: The novelist Margaret Forster dies at the age of 77 after suffering from cancer in her back. - 9 years ago

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@Sarahauthored: RT @helenrogers19c: One of my favourite novels. Margaret Forster's brilliant study of Elizabeth Barret-Browning through eyes of her maid ht… - 9 years ago

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@DPB67: RT @ESfeatures: Today it is the funeral of writer Margaret Forster. Melanie McDonagh spoke to her husband Hunter Davies. - 9 years ago

@emcmanus9: RT @SeanMcP: Just BLOGGED: Writers & their readers -an affectionate reflection on the death of Margaret Forster. @CaitlinDavies2 - 9 years ago

@adtbelov: RT @BBC_Cumbria: Carlisle-born author of Georgy Girl, Margaret Forster, dies aged 77 - 9 years ago

@KL_Featherstone: Oh no, late to hear it, but Margaret Forster died. Here she's talking about life and writing on Desert Island Disks. - 9 years ago

@CaitlinDavies2: RT @SeanMcP: Just BLOGGED: Writers & their readers -an affectionate reflection on the death of Margaret Forster. @CaitlinDavies2 - 9 years ago

@KittNoir: #nowlistening to Last Word : Marvin Minsky re Margaret Forster on @BBCRadio4 with the Radioplayer mobile app - 9 years ago

@SeanMcP: Just BLOGGED: Writers & their readers -an affectionate reflection on the death of Margaret Forster. @CaitlinDavies2 - 9 years ago

@ann_herrick: Prolific author Margaret Forster who wrote the 1960's bestseller 'Georgy Girl' died at age 77 on Tuesday. - 9 years ago

@SBPMagazine: RT @elizabday: I'll be on @BBCRadio4 today at 4pm & 8.30pm talking about the late, great Margaret Forster for Last Word. - 9 years ago

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@juliahobsbawm: Attended the funeral of writer Margaret Forster this morning. Her husband Hunter Davies gave most extraordinary eulogy to 60 married yrs. - 9 years ago

@C_Goodger: Margaret Forster - I have been laying low recently and trying to cut down on media consumption. As a... - 9 years ago

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@ESfeatures: Today it is the funeral of writer Margaret Forster. Melanie McDonagh spoke to her husband Hunter Davies. - 9 years ago

@CormacKinsella: RT @elizabday: I'll be on @BBCRadio4 today at 4pm & 8.30pm talking about the late, great Margaret Forster for Last Word. - 9 years ago

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@CocteauStacy: RT @devinboux: The novelist Margaret Forster dies at the age of 77 after suffering from cancer in her back. - 9 years ago