Hoult, Norah (1898–1984)

Irish novelist, journalist and short-story writer. Born on September 20, 1898, in Dublin, Ireland, of Anglo-Irish parentage; died in April 1984.

Selected works:

(short stories) Poor Women (1928); Time! Gentleman, Time! (released in America as Closing Hour, 1930); Apartments To Let (1932); Youth Can't Be Served (1933); Nine Years Is a Long Time (1935); Holy Ireland (1936); Coming From the Fair (1937); Four Women Grow Up (1939); Augusta Steps Out, House Under Mars, Smilin' on the Vine (1941); Father and Daughter, Husband and Wife, There Were No Windows, Only Fools and Horses Work, and Not for Our Sins Alone.

Born in 1898 in Dublin, Ireland, Norah Hoult was educated in England, owing to the death of both her parents when she was quite young. Hoult accepted a position on the editorial staff of the Sheffield Daily Telegraph, where she worked for two years. She subsequently worked for Pearson's Magazines, Ltd., in London, wrote book reviews for the Yorkshire Evening Post, became active as a free-lance journalist, and wrote fiction. Her first book, a collection of short stories titled Poor Women, was well-received. Her work became known for its readability and accurate character portrayals. Hoult's many novels include Holy Ireland, Father and Daughter, Husband and Wife, There Were No Windows, Only Fools and Horses Work, and Not for Our SinsAlone. Her "best work has been seriously neglected" wrote one critic.