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Gwendoline Courtney

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Gwendoline Courtney


Born
in Southampton, The United Kingdom
September 23, 1911

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Born near Southampton in 1911, Gwendoline Courtney was the daughter of antiques dealer Edwin Courtney, and his wife Joanna. She was distantly related to author and educator Arthur Mee, and first cousins with Phyllis Norris, who wrote a number of books for girls. The family moved to Wallasey when Courtney was young, and she was educated at Oldershaw High School. She worked for a time in her father’s office, before joining Lord Goodman’s staff, during WWII, and prided herself on being the only civilian to work on Operation Overlord. After the deaths of their parents, Courtney and her two sisters lived together for the rest of their lives, moving from place to place - Courtney had sustained an ear injury, during a bomb blast, that made quiet a ...more

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A Coronet for Cathie

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Torley Grange

4.32 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1935 — 7 editions
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At School With the Stanhopes

3.94 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1951 — 4 editions
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The Girls of Friar's Rise

4.29 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1952 — 3 editions
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The Chiltons

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The Grenville Garrison

4.19 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1940 — 4 editions
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The Farm on the Downs

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Well Done Denehurst!

3.60 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1941 — 4 editions
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