Discover new books on Goodreads
See if your friends have read any of Celia Dale's books
Celia Dale

Celia Dale’s Followers (42)

member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo
member photo

Celia Dale


Born
in The United Kingdom
January 15, 1912

Died
December 31, 2011

Genre


Not very much is known about the author Celia Dale except for a few scant details. Celia Dale was born in 1912 and she was daughter of the actor, James Dale and was married to the journalist and critic, Guy Ramsey until his death in 1959. She worked in Fleet Street and as a publishers adviser and book reviewer. Some of her books were dramatised on radio and TV. Dales first book appeared in 1943 but it was her later novels where she branched out in to the realms of psychological crime. In all, Dale produced thirteen novels and a collection of short stories.

Celia Dale took everyday domestic situations and gave them a bitter twist. In Helping with Enquiries there are only three main protagonists, their story revolving around the murder of the
...more

Average rating: 3.66 · 3,605 ratings · 490 reviews · 21 distinct worksSimilar authors
A Helping Hand

3.61 avg rating — 1,856 ratings — published 1966 — 21 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Sheep's Clothing

3.73 avg rating — 860 ratings — published 1988 — 20 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Spring of Love

3.76 avg rating — 435 ratings — published 1960 — 10 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Other People

3.60 avg rating — 221 ratings — published 1964 — 6 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Dark Corner

3.76 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 1971 — 11 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Innocent Party

4.13 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1973 — 7 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
A Personal Call and Other S...

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 10 ratings6 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Helping With Inquiries

3.80 avg rating — 10 ratings2 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
Act of Love

3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1969 — 6 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
The Least of These

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings4 editions
Rate this book
Clear rating
More books by Celia Dale…
Quotes by Celia Dale  (?)
Quotes are added by the Goodreads community and are not verified by Goodreads. (Learn more)

“But I don’t know why they do it. They seem kind, they take care of her – but they don’t care for her.’ ‘I’ll tell you something. The English are kind but they’re not warm. Now us, we’re warm, we have heart. The Italians will do very bad things but always from the heart, without shame, without pretence. The English don’t do bad things but they’re cold. You don’t get to know them, never in a hundred years. But in all that time they don’t do one bad thing. This is a land to be safe in – but also sometimes dead.”
Celia Dale, A Helping Hand

“But while pleased to surrender to Grace's authority, Janice enjoyed resenting it.”
Celia Dale, Sheep's Clothing

“Janice watched him go with astonishing regret”
Celia Dale, Sheep's Clothing

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics posts views last activity  
What's the Name o...: SOLVED. British female author possibly 1970s crime novel 2 43 Jul 14, 2020 06:59PM  
Ersatz TLS: This topic has been closed to new comments. What are we reading? 25 January 2023 679 50 Mar 06, 2023 01:11AM  
Reading the 20th ...: Celia Fremlin 195 75 Feb 12, 2025 12:53AM  
Reading the 20th ...: Has anyone read...? 80 94 Feb 21, 2026 07:56AM  
Never too Late to...: Name a Classic that has a Word Ending in "S" in the Title 6684 639 7 hours, 21 min ago