Marianne Cronin | |
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| Born | 1990 |
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| Years active | –present |
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Marianne Cronin (born 1990) is an author. She began her career as an academic and comedian before publishing her debut novel The One Hundred Years of Lenin and Margot (2021).
Early life
editCronin grew up in Warwickshire. Her atheist parents enrolled her in Catholic school to appease her Irish Catholic grandparents.[1] Cronin completed a PhD at the University of Birmingham.
Career
editIn 2019, Doubleday pre-empted the rights to Cronin's debut novel.[2] Harper Perennial picked up the further rights,[3] through which The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot was published in May 2021. Set in Glasgow, the novel follows an intergenerational friendship between the titular Lenni Petterson, a terminally ill 17-year old, and 83-year-old Margot Macrae James respectively.[4] Anne Coates of The Arbuturian compared it to Emma Healey's Elizabeth is Missing.[5] The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot made the Richard & Judy Book Club list and received an Alex Award. It was also reportedly picked up for an adaptation.
Eddie Winston is Looking for Love[6] The novel follows an intergenerational friendship between a 90-year-old man Eddie who has never found love and a 24-year-old recent widow Bella.
Bibliography
edit- The One Hundred Years of Lenin and Margot (2021)
- Eddie Winston is Looking for Love (2024)
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Alex Award | The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot | Won | ||
References
edit- ^ Dwyer, Ciara (6 June 2021). ""What would it be like to know you are dying?" Introducing 100 Years Of Lenni And Margot author Marianne Cronin". Irish Independent.
- ^ Wood, Heloise (4 October 2019). "Doubleday makes 'substantial' six-figure pre-empt for 'exceptional' debut". The Bookseller.
- ^ Hitchcock, Linda (31 May 2021). "Terminally Ill Teen and Elderly Rebel's Unlikely Friendship Is the Ultimate Celebration of Life". BookTrib.
- ^ Walker, Chloe (17 February 2021). "Book Review: The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin". Culturefly.
- ^ Coates, Anne (12 February 2021). "The One Hundred Year of Lenni and Margot". The Arbuturian. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ Walker, Chloe (15 August 2024). "Book Review: Eddie Winston is Looking For Love by Marianne Cronin". Culturefly.
Category:Alumni of Lancaster University
Category:Alumni of the University of Birmingham
Category:English people of Irish descent
Category:English women novelists
Category:Writers from Warwickshire