Poet and author Helen Dunmore dies aged 64

The Orange prize winning author of 12 novels and 10 poetry collections has died, not long after revealing her cancer diagnosis

Poet and novelist Helen Dunmore, who only recently revealed that she had been diagnosed with cancer, has died at the age of 64.

The author of 12 novels, including Orange prize winner A Spell of Winter, as well as 10 poetry collections, Dunmore revealed her diagnosis in March, as well as her pragmatic attitude towards death.

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