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Peggy Makins

Peggy Makins (1916-2011) was an English agony aunt, who wrote for Woman magazine under the pen name Evelyn Home.

She was born in Hammersmith, London, England, in 1916.^[1]

She took over the column in Woman at the age of 21, having previously been its sub-editor, and continued to write it until retirement.^[1]

She appeared as a castaway on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 8 May 1988.^[2] She also contributed regularly to Thought For The Day on the BBC Home Service.

She died on 8 December 2011.^[1]

Bibliography[edit]

• —— (1975). The Evelyn Home Story. Collins. ISBN 978-0002112239.
• —— (1977). Evelyn Home's New Handbook of Marriage. Hutchinson. ISBN 978-0091286002.
• —— (1979). Thoughts, Prayers, Reflections. BBC Books. ISBN 978-0563176343.

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