Nina Bawden (1925–2012)

Author of Carrie's War

Includes the names: Nina Bawden, Bawden Nina, Nina Bowden, Ms Nina Bawden

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Variant Names: Nina Mary Mabey Kark Nina Bawden, Nina Mary Mabey Bawden, Nina Mary (Mabey) Kark, Nina Mary Kark, Nina (Mary) Bawden, Mary Mabey, Nina Mary Bawden, Nina Mary Mabey

Works by Nina Bawden

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Carrie's War 450 copies, 4 reviews
The Peppermint Pig 144 copies
The Witch's Daughter 117 copies, 1 review
Family Money 103 copies, 1 review
Circles of Deceit 89 copies
The Birds on the Trees 83 copies
Tortoise by Candlelight 68 copies
A Little Love, A Little Learning 55 copies
A Handful of Thieves 53 copies
The Ice House 52 copies, 2 reviews
A Woman of My Age 51 copies, 1 review
Granny the Pag 50 copies, 2 reviews
Walking Naked 49 copies, 1 review
The Finding 47 copies

Kept in the Dark 44 copies, 1 review

Devil by the Sea 44 copies, 1 review

Keeping Henry 42 copies

The Runaway Summer 41 copies, 1 review

Off the Road 38 copies

Afternoon of a Good Woman 38 copies, 2 reviews

On the Run 36 copies, 1 review

George Beneath a Paper Moon 34 copies, 1 review

Squib 33 copies, 1 review

The Secret Passage 33 copies

Humbug 32 copies

The Grain of Truth 30 copies, 1 review

A Nice Change 30 copies

Anna Apparent 30 copies, 1 review

The White Horse Gang 29 copies

Ruffian on the Stair 29 copies

The Real Plato Jones 28 copies

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Also by Nina Bawden

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The House of Mirth (Introduction, some editions) 5,581 copies, 113 reviews
Someone at a Distance (Preface, some editions) 334 copies, 18 reviews

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Canonical name

Bawden, Nina

Legal name

Bawden, Nina Mary Mabey

Other names

Date of birth

1925-01-19

Date of death

2012-08-22

Burial location

Gender

female

Nationality

England

Country (for map)

Birthplace

Ilford, London, England, UK

Place of death

North London, England, UK

Places of residence

London, England, UK

Aberdare, South Wales, UK

Shropshire, England, UK

Nauplion, Greece

Education

University of Oxford (Somerville College - Philosophy ∙ Politics and Economics)

Occupations

novelist

children's book author

Relationships

Kark, Austen (husband | widowed)

Organizations

Awards and honors

Golden PEN Award (2004)

Agents

Curtis Brown

Short biography

Disambiguation notice

Variant Names: Nina Mary Mabey Kark
Nina Bawden, Nina Mary Mabey Bawden, Nina Mary (Mabey) Kark, Nina Mary Kark, Nina (Mary) Bawden, Mary Mabey, Nina Mary Bawden, Nina Mary Mabey