Audrey Brettle

Audrey Brettle
Born Alexandra Audrey Kinnon
10 February 1937
Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England
Died 27 September 2003
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

  1. "Tributes" (PDF). Salvationist (London). 6 December 2003. p. 18. OCLC 16509876.
  2. "Librarything.com page on The Clydebank Whistle". Retrieved 2010-07-06.