Louise Lawrence

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Elizabeth Holden, better known by her pen name Louise Lawrence, was an English science fiction author, acclaimed during the 1970s and 1980s. She has been classified as a writer for young adults, though due to the harsh content of her books some have disagreed. She died on December 6, 2013 of a heart attack in her home at Kiltimagh, Ireland, after suffering from heart problems a number of year prior.^[1]

Life Before Writing

Lawrence was born in Leatherhead, Surrey, England, on June 5, 1943. She became fascinated with Wales at a young age, and has set many of her novels there. She has flourished as an autodidact; she left school early on to become an assistant librarian. She married and had the first of her three children in 1963. Her departure from the library, she recalls, gave her the potential to turn toward writing: "Deprived of book-filled surroundings, I was bound to write my own."^{[citation needed]}

Significant works

Andra

In 1971, Lawrence released her first science fiction novel, Andra, about a futuristic society in which the ruler dominates the lives of the citizens of an underground city. The novel, a commentary on fascism, was labeled young adult, despite Lawrence's disagreement with the classification. The novel, which featured some adult content, was toned down and adapted into a short-lived Australian children's show in 1976.

Children of the Dust

Lawrence's eighth novel, Children of the Dust, was published in 1985. The novel, about the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust, sparked controversy for its nightmarish vision of a future in which children are born with deformities and the government leaves the citizens to fend for themselves. It contains graphic violence, profane language, and descriptions of sexual activity, for which it was banned from many school libraries. Despite this, the novel has developed a cult following.

Books

Andra
The Power of Stars
The Wyndcliffe
Sing and Scatter the Daisies
Star Lord
To Whom the Wilderness Speaks
Cat Call
The Earth Witch
Calling B for Butterfly
The Dream Road
Children of the Dust
Moonwind
The Warriors of Taan
Satsuma
Keeper of the Universe
The Disinherited
Dream-weaver
The Crowlings
The Llandor Trilogy
The Witch and the Weather Mage

References

↑ http://www.louiselawrence.net/author.html

External links

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 77597872 LCCN: n79122119 ISNI: 0000 0000 6343 5977 SUDOC: 066883121

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Name	Lawrence, Louise
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Short description	British writer
Date of birth	1943
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