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Monica Dickens
(1915—1992) author
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(1915–92),
novelist, born in London, the great‐granddaughter of Charles Dickens. Her first works of fiction were semi‐autobiographical and included the best‐selling One Pair of Hands (1939), based on her experiences as a cook and general servant, and One Pair of Feet (1942), reflecting her years as a wartime nurse. Her later novels include Closed at Dusk (1990), Scarred (1991), and, her last book, One of the Family (1993). Her autobiography, An Open Book, was published in 1978.
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