Lynsey Hanley
Lynsey Hanley(born 12 April 1976) is a British writer and academic.
Lynsey Hanley | |
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| Born | 12 April 1976 Birmingham,West Midlands,England |
| Education | Queen Mary University of London(BA) |
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Biography[edit]
Hanley was born in Birmingham and grew up on a council estate in the suburb ofChelmsley Wood.[1]She studied English atQueen Mary University of London.[2]
Hanley is a visiting fellow in cultural history atLiverpool John Moores University.She is the author ofEstates: an Intimate HistoryandRespectable: Crossing the Class Divide,and is also a regular contributor toThe Guardian.A frequent theme of Hanley's work issocial mobility,often based on her own journey from a working-class background to attending university and becoming a writer.[3]
As of 2023 she lives in Liverpool.[4]
Bibliography[edit]
- Estates: an Intimate History(2007)
- Respectable: Crossing the Class Divide(2016)
References[edit]
- ^Hanley, Lynsey (2017).Respectable: Crossing the Class Divide.Penguin. p. 20.ISBN978-0-141-04061-5.
- ^Hanley 2017,p. 130.
- ^Lewis, Tim (17 April 2016)."Lynsey Hanley interview: 'The idea that you could write books was just crackers'".The Guardian.Retrieved24 April2023.
- ^Hanley, Lynsey (31 December 2022)."Penny Lane is in my ears and in my eyes… because I live just around the corner".The Guardian.Retrieved24 April2023.
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