Anne Youngson

Anne Youngson
Born1947 or 1948 (age 77–78)
Education
OccupationNovelist
Years activec. 2017–present

Anne Youngson (born 1947 or 1948) is an English novelist.[1][2][3] She published her first novel, Meet Me at the Museum, at the age of 70 after a career in the motor industry[1][4][5]

Early life and education

Youngson was born in 1947 or 1948.

She has a BA in English literature from Birmingham University (1970), an MA in creative writing and a PhD from Oxford Brookes University (2012).[6] Her doctoral thesis was Once upon a time: how stories start: it considered the opening words of short stories and included a group of stories written for the thesis.[7]

Career

Youngson was a senior engineer at Rover before taking early retirement at the age of 56.[1]

Her first novel, Meet Me at the Museum, was shortlisted for the Costa Book Award for First Novel.[8] It was adapted for broadcast by BBC Radio 4.[9]

Selected publications

  • Carver, Mike; Seale, Nicholas; Youngson, Anne, eds. (2008). When Rover Met Honda: Insights and Memories. CSY Publishing. ISBN 978-0956034304.
  • Carver, Mike; Seale, Nick; Youngson, Anne (2015). British Leyland Motor Corporation 1968-2005: The Story from Inside. London: The History Press. ISBN 978-0750961448.[10]
  • Youngson, Anne (2018). Meet me at the museum (First ed.). Flatiron Books. ISBN 978-1-250-29516-3.[11][12][13]
  • Youngson, Anne (2020). Three women and a boat. London: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0857527097.[5]
  • Youngson, Anne (2022). The six who came to dinner: stories. London: Doubleday. ISBN 978-0857528254.
  • Youngson, Anne (2022). The Narrowboat Summer. Flatiron. ISBN 978-1250764621.[14][15]
  • Youngson, Anne (2023). A Complicated Matter. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0857528230.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cocozza, Paula (27 August 2021). "A new start after 60: 'I always dreamed of being a writer – and published my first novel at 70'". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Three Women and a Boat". bookclubhub.co.uk. Book Club Hub. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Anne Youngson author interview". BookBrowse.com. Archived from the original on 19 June 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  4. ^ Bellamy, Roxanne (8 July 2024). "A Debut Novel at 70: How Anne Youngson Wrote Her Own Plot Twist". CAPTRUST. Archived from the original on 9 August 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Meet the author: Three Women and a Boat writer Anne Youngson". The Sunday Post. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  6. ^ "Anne Youngson". Oxford Brookes University. Archived from the original on 9 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  7. ^ Youngson, Anne. "Once upon a time : how stories start [abstract]". radar.brookes.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  8. ^ Flood, Alison (22 November 2018). "Costa book awards shortlist memoir of homeless couple's coast walk". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  9. ^ "Meet Me at the Museum by Anne Youngson (Omnibus), Episode 1". BBC. March 2021. Archived from the original on 22 July 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  10. ^ "British Leyland Motor Corporation 1968-2005". The History Press. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  11. ^ "Meet Me at the Museum". Kirkus Reviews. 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  12. ^ Onwuemezi, Natasha (8 September 2017). "Transworld signs 70-year-old debut author as 'summer lead' title". The Bookseller. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  13. ^ McAlpin, Heller (7 August 2018). "Bonding Over Bog Bodies In 'Meet Me At The Museum'". NPR. Archived from the original on 31 July 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  14. ^ "The Narrowboat Summer". Kirkus Reviews. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 3 August 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  15. ^ McAlpin, Heller (29 January 2021). "It's never to late to change one's life". Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on 3 June 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  16. ^ Kemp, Cathy (2023). "A Complicated Matter". Historical Novel Society. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
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