Linda McCullough Thew
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Linda McCullough Thew is a British author. She left school at 14 to work in the village store in Ashington
, Northumberland
(recounted in The Pit Village and the Store). In 1942, she joined the ATS
where she worked on anti-aircraft radar. She transferred to the Army Education Corps and subsequently took a teachers' training course in Newcastle
. After a career in teaching she became a full-time writer. Her work has been broadcast. She has written short stories and books.
Family Life
She married William Thew (Bill), who died in 2003. She has a son called Malcolm.
Ashington
Ashington is a town and civil parish in Northumberland, England with a population of around 27,000 people; it was once a centre of the coal mining industry. The town is located some north of Newcastle upon Tyne off the A189. The south of the town is bordered by the River Wansbeck...
, Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
(recounted in The Pit Village and the Store). In 1942, she joined the ATS
Auxiliary Territorial Service
The Auxiliary Territorial Service was the women's branch of the British Army during the Second World War...
where she worked on anti-aircraft radar. She transferred to the Army Education Corps and subsequently took a teachers' training course in Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
. After a career in teaching she became a full-time writer. Her work has been broadcast. She has written short stories and books.
Family Life
She married William Thew (Bill), who died in 2003. She has a son called Malcolm.
Books by McCullough Thew
- The Pit Village and the Store: Portrait of a Mining Past Pluto Press (31 Oct 1985) ISBN 0745300693 ISBN 978-0745300696
- From Store to War Pluto Press (Nov 1987) ISBN 0745302513 ISBN 978-0745302515
- A Tune for Bears to Dance to Bridge Studios (Oct 1992) ISBN 187201075X ISBN 978-1872010755
- Living My Life, Vol. 2 Emma GoldmanEmma GoldmanEmma Goldman was an anarchist known for her political activism, writing and speeches. She played a pivotal role in the development of anarchist political philosophy in North America and Europe in the first half of the twentieth century....
(ed. Linda McCullough Thew), 1988, ISBN 0-7453-0179-7 / 0745301797 ISBN /EAN: 9780745301792