Bentley, Ursula (1945–2004)

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Bentley, Ursula (1945–2004)

English novelist. Born Ursula Mary Bentley, Sept 18, 1945, in England; died of cancer, age 58, April 7, 2004, in Suffolk, England; sister of Paul Bentley (actor, librettist); attended Manchester University; m. Alan Bruce Thompson (geologist, div.); children: Alexis and Ishbel Verena Thompson.

Became a publishing sensation with 1st novel, The Natural Order (1983); also wrote Private Accounts (1986), The Angel of Twickenham (1996) and The Sloping Experience (1999).

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