Discover
Sep 16, 1938 — Oct 4, 2023· 85 yrs

UNITED KINGDOM AUTHOR · FICTION · GENERAL

David Benedictus

12
BOOKS
4.4
AVG RATING (7)
3
READERS

David Henry Benedictus (16 September 1938 – 4 October 2023) was an English writer and theatre director, best known for his novels. His work included the Winnie-the-Pooh novel Return to the Hundred Acre Wood (2009). It was the first such book in 81 years.

Greater London, United Kingdom
Wikipedia

Barbara got a sinking feeling in her stomach when she heard the phone ring.

— from Whose life is it anyway?, 1981

Most acclaimed

#1

Junk!

1976

4.8 (4)

An uncompromising, compelling and true-to-life story of two teenagers drawn into the dangerous and destructive world of heroin addiction. This tour de force by an acclaimed and provocative writer should become a definitive teenage novel on this subject.

#2

Local hero

5.0 (1)

Who was that masked man...? His trade was creating heroes, but comic book writer Mitch Dempsey had never seen himself as one. But something about Hester Wallace, the shy single mom who moved in upstairs, made him long to protect, honor and love her forever.... When Mitch appeared in Hester's doorway bearing gifts, she knew she should beware. Single mother had just moved and didn't need trouble in the form of an all-too-attractive downstairs neighbor. She had one man in her life; she didn't want or need another. Her nine-year old son had no such qualms. When he discovered Mitch was the creator of his favorite comic book here, he was sold. But how could she stop her son from making a father figure out of the sexy man downstairs? Mitch was quickly becoming a hero himself! Though he was no Superman, Hester made him feel he could leap tall buildings in a single bound. But could he convince her she needed a hero to call her own?

#3

Return to the Hundred Acre Wood

3.5 (2)

It was eighty years ago, on the publication of The House at Pooh Corner, when Christopher Robin said good-bye to Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends in the Hundred Acre Wood. Now they are all back in new adventures, for the first time approved by the Trustees of the Pooh Properties. This is a companion volume that truly captures the style of A. A. Milne-a worthy sequel to The House at Pooh Corner and Winnie-the-Pooh.

Books

Newest First