Audrey Brettle

Audrey Brettle
Born	Alexandra Audrey Kinnon 10 February 1937(1937-02-10) Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
Died	27 September 2003(2003-09-27) Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Pen name	Amy Thomas
Nationality	British

Alexandra Audrey Brettle (1937–2003), was a Black Country author of Scottish descent. Educated at Halesowen Grammar School, she became a Salvation Army officer;^[1] before working for North Warwickshire Borough Council until her retirement.

In retirement she began to write actively, and was a founder of the North Warwickshire Writers Group. After her death in 2003, her ashes were interred in Greenhaven Woodland Burial Ground. A collection of her writings was published posthumously, under the title The Clydebank Whistle.^[2]

Bibliography

Works by or about Audrey Brettle in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

References

^ "Tributes". Salvationist (London): p. 18. 6 December 2003. OCLC 16509876. http://www1.salvationarmy.org.uk/uki/www_uki.nsf/0/5CC8FDD6B1A3F2C38025768D0043D5F5/$file/Salvationist%206%20Dec%202003.pdf.
^ "Librarything.com page on The Clydebank Whistle". http://www.librarything.com/work/4124284. Retrieved 2010-07-06.

Persondata
Name	Brettle, Audrey
Alternative names	Thomas, Amy (pseudonym); Kinnon, Alexandra Audrey (birth name); Brettle, Alexandra Audrey (full name)
Short description	Author and Salvation Army officer
Date of birth	10 February 1937
Place of birth	Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
Date of death	27 September 2003
Place of death	Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England