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Sue Townsend – a life in pictures

Sue Townsend: Sue Townsend stands in front of a poster of her book The Secret Diary of Ad — Sue Townsend in front of a poster of her book The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole in 1984 Photograph: Associated Newspapers /REX

Sue Townsend: Sue Townsend at her home in Leicester, 1985 — Sue Townsend at her home in Leicester, 1985 Photograph: Michael Putland/Getty Images

Sue Townsend: Gian Sammarco, Beryl Reid, Julie Walters and Stephen Moore in The Secret Di — Gian Sammarco, Beryl Reid, Julie Walters and Stephen Moore in The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, 1985 Photograph: Nils Jorgensen/Rex Features

Sue Townsend: Gian Sammarco in The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole — Gian Sammarco in The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Photograph: Fremantle Media/Rex Features

Sue Townsend: Sue Townsend at home in Leicester, 1992 — Sue Townsend at home in Leicester, 1992 Photograph: Times Newspapers/REX

Sue Townsend: Sue Townsend book signing for Adrian Mole the Wilderness Years, 1993 — Sue Townsend book signing for Adrian Mole the Wilderness Years, 1993 Photograph: Stephen Barker/Rex Features

Sue Townsend: Lizzie Mcinnerney and Paula Wicox posing for the Sue Townsend play The Quee — Lizzie Mcinnerney and Paula Wicox pose for Sue Townsend's play The Queen and I, 1994 Photograph: Roy Jones/REX

Sue Townsend: Justine the stripper with her snake Max and Adrian Mole (Stephen Mangan) in — Stephen Mangan as Adrian Mole in 2001, along with Lynn Lowton as Justine the stripper and her snake, Max Photograph: Manuel Harlan/BBC

Sue Townsend: Sue Townsend at home in Leicester, 2007 — Sue Townsend at home in Leicester, 2007 Photograph: Eamonn McCabe for the Guardian

Sue Townsend: Sue Townsend at home in Leicester, 2011 — Sue Townsend at home in Leicester, 2011 Photograph: Jonathan Hordle/Rex Features

Sue Townsend: Sue Townsend in London — Sue Townsend in London Photograph: Ben Mcmillan/Penguin/EPA

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