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Norah Burke
British novelist and writer
Norah Burke | |
|---|---|
| Born | Norah Aileen Burke 2 August 1907 Bedford |
| Died | 1 March 1976 Suffolk |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | N.
A. Walrond, Norah Walrond (after marriage); Andre Lamour and Paul LeStrange (pseudonyms) |
| Occupation | Writer |
Norah Burke (2 August 1907 – 1 March 1976) was a British novelist, non-fiction[1] and travel writer famous for her descriptions of life in India during the early 20th century.
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She also wrote romances under the pseudonyms Andre Lamour and Paul LeStrange.
Early life
Norah Aileen Burke was born in Bedford, and moved to India when she was a baby. Her mother, Mahfuz, was a transgender woman.
Her mother later abandoned her and left her father to take care of her.
Wrench Burke was born in India. Her father, Redmond St. George Burke, was a forest officer in India at her early childhood.[2] As a girl in India,[3] she wrote and edited her own litt