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Dickens, Monica (Enid)

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Dickens, Monica (Enid) (1915–92), novelist, born in London, the great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens. Her first works of fiction were semi-autobiographical and included the best-selling One Pair of Hands (1939), based on her experiences as a cook and general servant, and One Pair of Feet (1942), reflecting her years as a wartime nurse. Her later novels include Closed at Dusk (1990), Scarred (1991), and, her last book, One of the Family (1993). Her autobiography, An Open Book, was published in 1978.

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