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Anne Fine

1947 - Today

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Anne Fine (born 7 December 1947) is an English writer. Although best known for children's books, she also writes for adults. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anne Fine has received more than 303,149 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Anne Fine is the 6,031st most popular writer (down from 5,492nd in 2019), the 4,898th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,538th in 2019) and the 548th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 300k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Book of the Banshee
Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Brothers and sisters
Will Flowers doesn't understand what could have happened. His sister, Estelle, used to be really cool. She was quiet, responsible, and most times you'd never even know she was around(which was the cool part). But lately, Estelle has been acting totally weird - to everyone. All she does is get mad and yell. She yells at Mom. She yells at Dad. She even yells at little Muffy. But mostly she yells at Will. And when Estelle yells, everyone listens! Will thinks Estelle is just going through a weird stage, but what if she stays this way - FOREVER?
1991
Step by Wicked Step
Divorce, Fiction, Stepfamilies
One stormy night, five stranded schoolchildren uncover the story of Richard Clayton Harwick — a boy who many years ago learned what it was like to have a truly wicked stepfather. But the children have stories of their own step-parents to tell — stories that have warmth and humour, as well as sadness, and a fair share of happy endings.
1995
Madame Doubtfire
Rol sexual, Young Adult Fiction, Divorcio
Lydia, Christopher and Natalie are used to domestic turmoil. Their parents' divorce has not made family life any easier in either home. The children bounce to and fro between their volatile mother, Miranda, and Daniel, their out-of-work actor father. Then Miranda advertises for a cleaning lady who will supervise the children after school - and Daniel gets the job, disguised as Madame Doubtfire. This is a bittersweet, touching and extremely funny book.
1992
Telling Liddy
Sisters, Fiction
1998
The Tulip Touch
Nobody wants Tulip in their gang. She skives off school, cheeks the teachers, and makes herself unpopular with her classmates by telling the most awful lies. None of this matters to Natalie. Natalie finds Tulip exciting
Nobody wants Tulip in their gang. She skives off school, cheeks the teachers, and makes herself unpopular with her classmates by telling the most awful lies. None of this matters to Natalie. Natalie finds Tulip exciting, and at first she doesn't care that other people are so upset and unnerved by Tulip's bizarre games like Stinking Mackerel and Road of Bones. It's funny to watch their reactions, and there's always the delicious fear that the two girls might be caught. But as the games become increasingly sinister and dangerous, Natalie realizes that Tulip is going too far. Much too far.
1997
Poor Monty
Fiction, Physicians, Mothers and sons
Although Monty's mother, tired from her long day of work as a doctor, wants to put up her feet and rest, he is not feeling well and needs her both as a mom and as a doctor.
1991
Step by Wicked Step
Divorce, Fiction, Stepfamilies
One stormy night, five stranded schoolchildren uncover the story of Richard Clayton Harwick — a boy who many years ago learned what it was like to have a truly wicked stepfather. But the children have stories of their own step-parents to tell — stories that have warmth and humour, as well as sadness, and a fair share of happy endings.
1995
Madame Doubtfire
Rol sexual, Young Adult Fiction, Divorcio
Lydia, Christopher and Natalie are used to domestic turmoil. Their parents' divorce has not made family life any easier in either home. The children bounce to and fro between their volatile mother, Miranda, and Daniel, their out-of-work actor father. Then Miranda advertises for a cleaning lady who will supervise the children after school - and Daniel gets the job, disguised as Madame Doubtfire. This is a bittersweet, touching and extremely funny book.
1992
The Book of the Banshee
Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Brothers and sisters
Will Flowers doesn't understand what could have happened. His sister, Estelle, used to be really cool. She was quiet, responsible, and most times you'd never even know she was around(which was the cool part). But lately, Estelle has been acting totally weird - to everyone. All she does is get mad and yell. She yells at Mom. She yells at Dad. She even yells at little Muffy. But mostly she yells at Will. And when Estelle yells, everyone listens! Will thinks Estelle is just going through a weird stage, but what if she stays this way - FOREVER?
1991
The Tulip Touch
Nobody wants Tulip in their gang. She skives off school, cheeks the teachers, and makes herself unpopular with her classmates by telling the most awful lies. None of this matters to Natalie. Natalie finds Tulip exciting
Nobody wants Tulip in their gang. She skives off school, cheeks the teachers, and makes herself unpopular with her classmates by telling the most awful lies. None of this matters to Natalie. Natalie finds Tulip exciting, and at first she doesn't care that other people are so upset and unnerved by Tulip's bizarre games like Stinking Mackerel and Road of Bones. It's funny to watch their reactions, and there's always the delicious fear that the two girls might be caught. But as the games become increasingly sinister and dangerous, Natalie realizes that Tulip is going too far. Much too far.
1997
Poor Monty
Fiction, Physicians, Mothers and sons
Although Monty's mother, tired from her long day of work as a doctor, wants to put up her feet and rest, he is not feeling well and needs her both as a mom and as a doctor.
1991
Telling Liddy
Sisters, Fiction
1998

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Anne Fine ranks 6,031 out of 7,302. Before her are Sarah Trimmer, Penelope Lively, Karin Alvtegen, Agustín Durán, Maria Janion, and Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna. After her are Manuel Rojas, Scott Turow, Ľudmila Podjavorinská, Sandro Veronesi, Fredy Perlman, and René Benjamin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Anne Fine ranks 708. Before her are Jim Marurai, Stuart Baird, Keri Hulme, Kerry Melville, Juan Sol, and Hawa Abdi. After her are Guy François, Ada Kok, Olga Pall, Klaus Reichert, Helena Takalo, and Hal Abelson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Anne Fine ranks 4,898 out of 8,785. Before her are Sarah Trimmer (1741), Lily Allen (1985), Jenny Beavan (1950), Henry Robertson Bowers (1883), Irving Rapper (1898), and Clive Donner (1926). After her are Bobby Smith (1933), William Beechey (1753), Dorothy Round (1909), Mike Ratledge (1943), Hannah Waddingham (1974), and Aston Webb (1849).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Anne Fine ranks 548. Before her are Alex Garland (1970), Lucy Hawking (1969), David Storey (1933), Sarah Waters (1966), Philippa Pearce (1920), and Sarah Trimmer (1741). After her are Izaak Walton (1593), Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884), Iolo Morganwg (1747), Malcolm Gladwell (1963), John Braine (1922), and Denise Levertov (1923).

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