Eleanor Updale
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| Born | 1953 (age 70–71) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | St Anne's College, Oxford; Queen Mary, University of London |
| Period | 2003–present |
| Genre | Historical, mystery, suspense fiction; children's fiction |
| Notable works | Montmorency series |
| Spouse | James Naughtie |
| Children | 3 |
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Eleanor Updale (born 1953) is an English fiction writer, best known for the Victorian-era London thriller Montmorency (2003) and its sequels, the Montmorency series, which feature the namesake fictional character, Montmorency.
Personal life and education
[edit]Eleanor Updale was born in 1953 and grew up in Camberwell in South London. She studied history at St Anne's College, Oxford in the 1970s. She studied for an M.Res. degree at the Centre for Editing Lives and Letters at Queen Mary College, University of London in 2003. Her research into early members of the Royal Society was awarded a PhD in History by the university in 2007. She is also a trustee of the charity Listening Books.[1]
Updale is married to broadcaster James Naughtie. The couple have three children.[2]
Career in broadcasting
[edit]Updale was a producer of television and radio current affairs programmes for the BBC from 1975 to 1990.[1]
Novels
[edit]The novel, Montmorency was her first book, published by Scholastic Corporation in 2003. It was followed by three sequels, with a final, fifth, volume published in 2013.
- Montmorency series, published by Scholastic Corporation in the U.K. and subsequently by its Orchard Books imprint in the U.S.
- Montmorency: thief, liar, gentleman? (2003)
- Montmorency on the Rocks: doctor, aristocrat, murderer? (2004)
- Montmorency and the Assassins: master, criminal, spy? (2005) – "the final installment of the Montmorency trilogy"[3]
- Montmorency's Revenge: madman, actor, arsonist? (2006)
- Montmorency's Return (2013)
She has also written books with other characters.
- Itch, Scritch, Scratch, illustrated by Sarah Horne (Barrington Stoke, 2008), OCLC 870424607 – picture book
- Saved (Barrington Stoke, 2008)
- Johnny Swanson (David Fickling Books, 2010) – "in 1929 England"[4]
- The Last Minute (David Fickling, 2013)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Eleanor Updale Novelist". Royal Literary Fund. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ Kane, Tony. "Time & Leisure Local Lifestyle Magazine". www.timeandleisure.co.uk. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ Goodreads [1] and Google Books [2] both display a description, promotional in tone and uncredited, perhaps from the publisher. There is no linked publisher description for the first U.S. edition in the Library of Congress online catalogue [3] and that for the second book [4] is much shorter. Retrieved 2015-04-15.
- ^ Johnny Swanson. David Fickling Books. 2011. LCCN 2010011762.
External links
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- Official website
- Eleanor Updale at Library of Congress, with 6 library catalogue records
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