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Emma Smith | |
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Born | Elspeth Hallsmith 21 August 1923 |
Died | 24 April 2018 (aged 94) Putney, London |
Occupation | Novelist |
Language | English |
Nationality | British |
Genre | Biography, Children's |
Years active | 1940s – 2010s |
Notable works | Maidens' Trip, The Far Cry |
Notable awards | John Llewellyn Rhys Prize |
Spouse | Richard Stewart-Jones |
Children | Barnaby and Lucy Rose |
Emma Smith (21 August 1923 – 24 April 2018) was an English novelist, who also wrote for children and published two volumes of autobiography. She gave encouragement to Laurie Lee while he was writing his bestselling memoir of his childhood, Cider with Rosie.