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Jane Duncan 'My Friend...' books

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AInightingale · 11/08/2026 21:37

Does anyone remember this author. Libraries used to keep a lot of her books in the 80s, at least ours did, because my mum was a fan. I picked one up ( 'My Friend Muriel') at the charity book table in Tesco yesterday as I had nothing to read and hadn't thought about the 'My Friends' series in years. Dated - obviously, she was writing in the 50s - but really amusing. She had a really interesting life and was suspected to have been a Bletchley codebreaker, but she would never have disclosed it obviously (she died in the 70s).

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CrossPurposes · 11/08/2026 21:46

I didn't read those but I loved the Jean books written by "Janet Sandison".

Sid9nie · 18/08/2026 19:25

My friend Martha's aunt was my favourite, not sure how well it would hold up today.

WeatherbyGeorgeDupris · 25/08/2026 17:28

Didn't read the friend ones but absolutely loved the Camerons books, only read up to Camerons at the Castle as a child and I believe there are more but never managed to get my hands on one.

AInightingale · 25/08/2026 23:47

They are so innocent in places - scenes where she gets into bed on cold wet Sundays as a six-year-old girl with her uncle and the farmhand Tom, and they all read aloud to each other - not quite sure what modern readerships would make of that. 😬

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