Donald James Wheal 1931-2008
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Donald Wheal, better known to fiction fans by his pen name Donald James, was a prolific book and TV writer whose career stretched for over fifty years

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Novelist who wrote The Dud Avocado in a vain attempt to save her marriage to Kenneth Tynan

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Writer whose Borrible Trilogy about a mutant tribe of child runaways delighted children but shocked their parents

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Italian-born writer with autobiographical bent

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English scholar, poet and editor of 'Critical Quarterly' whose Black Papers sparked debate on education

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His music bookshop, Helter Skelter, became a cultural hub