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'''Sue Arnold ''' is a British journalist, who writes or has written for both ''[[The Observer]]'' and ''[[The Guardian]]''.
'''Sue Arnold ''' is a British journalist, who writes or has written for both ''[[The Observer]]'' and ''[[The Guardian]]''.


Since losing her sight as a result of a medical condition (''[[retinitis pigmentosa]]'', RP) her writing has often been related to radio criticism and reviewing of audio books. Her mother was Burmese and her father British and she was raised in both Burma and the UK.<ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/suearnold ''The Guardian'': Sue Arnold's profile (Accessed Feb 2011)</ref><ref>http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/expfaith/buddmanu/index.html British Library: Buddhism: Sue Arnold (Accessed Feb 2011)</ref><ref name="BBC">{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/212301.stm|title=Smoking dope restored my sight|date=1998-11-11|newspaper=BBC|access-date=2016-08-19}} (Reproducing an article from the The Observer September 1997)</ref>
Since losing her sight as a result of a medical condition (''[[retinitis pigmentosa]]'', RP) her writing has often been related to radio criticism and reviewing of audio books. Her mother was Burmese and her father British and she was raised in both Burma and the UK.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/suearnold |title=Sue Arnold |work=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=23 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/expfaith/buddmanu/index.html |title=Buddhism: Sue Arnold |website=[[British Library]] |access-date=23 February 2011}}</ref><ref name="BBC">{{Cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/212301.stm |title=Smoking dope restored my sight |date=11 November 1998 |website=[[BBC News Online]] |access-date=19 August 2016}} (Reproducing an article from ''The Observer'', 14 September 1997.)</ref>


She has written about her medicinal use of cannabis and expressed views first in favour and subsequently against liberalising its use.<ref name="BBC"/><ref>http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2004/jan/18/drugsandalcohol.society Arnold, Sue (2004) Why I ditched my liberal views on dope: Sue Arnold wanted to legalise cannabis - until the drug triggered a psychotic episode in her son, ''The Observer'', Sunday 18 January (Accessed Feb 2011)</ref><ref>Arnold, Sue (1998) Perspectives - Sue Arnold, now registered blind, found her eyesight improving after smoking a joint at a party, Nursing standard. 12, no. 22, : 17</ref>
She has written about her medicinal use of cannabis and expressed views first in favour and subsequently against liberalising its use.<ref name="BBC"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/jan/18/drugsandalcohol.society |title=Why I ditched my liberal views on dope |last=Arnold |first=Sue |date=18 January 2004 |work=[[The Observer]] |access-date=23 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Perspectives - Sue Arnold, now registered blind, found her eyesight improving after smoking a joint at a party |last=Arnold |first=Sue |date=1998 |journal=[[Nursing Standard]] |volume=12 |issue=22 |page=17|doi=10.7748/ns.12.22.17.s36 |pmid=9528550 }}</ref>


She has also written a memoir of her search for information about her maternal grandparents, ''A Burmese Legacy''.<ref>http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/reading-between-the-lines-of-trip-down-under-1.472085 Shields, Tom (1996) Reading between the lines of trip down under, ''The Herald of Scotland'', 9 Jan (Accessed Feb 2011)</ref><ref>http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/book-review--walking-on-eggshells-1325978.html Hardyment, Christina (1996) Book Review / Walking on eggshells A Burmese Legacy: Rediscovering My Family by Sue Arnold, ''The Independent'', Saturday, 27 January 1996 (Accessed Feb 2011)</ref>
She has also written a memoir of her search for information about her maternal grandparents, ''A Burmese Legacy''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/reading-between-the-lines-of-trip-down-under-1.472085 |title=Reading between the lines of trip down under |last=Shields |first=Tom |date=9 January 1996 |work=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |access-date=23 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/book-review--walking-on-eggshells-1325978.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/book-review--walking-on-eggshells-1325978.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Walking on Eggshells: 'A Burmese Legacy: Rediscovering My Family' by Sue Arnold |last=Hardyment |first=Christina |date=27 January 1996 |work=[[The Independent]] |access-date=23 February 2011}}</ref>


== Books ==
== Books ==
*Arnold, Sue (1985) Curiouser And Curiouser The Best Of Sue Arnold, Constable, London.
*{{cite book |last=Arnold |first=Sue |date=1985 |title=Curiouser and Curiouser: The Best of Sue Arnold |location=London, UK |publisher=[[Constable & Co.]] |isbn=978-0-09466-660-3}}
*Arnold, Sue (1996) A Burmese Legacy: Rediscovering My Family, Hodder,(ISBN 0340416092 / 0-340-41609-2 ).<ref>A review of ''A Burmese Legacy'' by Sue Arnold, The Times Literary Supplement. no. 4850, (1996): 33</ref>
*{{cite book |last=Arnold |first=Sue |date=1996 |title=A Burmese Legacy: Rediscovering My Family |location=London, UK |publisher=[[Hodder & Stoughton]] |isbn=978-0-34041-609-9}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=A review of ''A Burmese Legacy'' by Sue Arnold |date=1996 |journal=[[The Times Literary Supplement]] |number=4850 |page=33}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 23:10, 16 November 2023

Sue Arnold is a British journalist, who writes or has written for both The Observer and The Guardian.

Since losing her sight as a result of a medical condition (retinitis pigmentosa, RP) her writing has often been related to radio criticism and reviewing of audio books. Her mother was Burmese and her father British and she was raised in both Burma and the UK.[1][2][3]

She has written about her medicinal use of cannabis and expressed views first in favour and subsequently against liberalising its use.[3][4][5]

She has also written a memoir of her search for information about her maternal grandparents, A Burmese Legacy.[6][7]

Books

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  • Arnold, Sue (1985). Curiouser and Curiouser: The Best of Sue Arnold. London, UK: Constable & Co. ISBN 978-0-09466-660-3.
  • Arnold, Sue (1996). A Burmese Legacy: Rediscovering My Family. London, UK: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-34041-609-9.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Sue Arnold". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Buddhism: Sue Arnold". British Library. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Smoking dope restored my sight". BBC News Online. 11 November 1998. Retrieved 19 August 2016. (Reproducing an article from The Observer, 14 September 1997.)
  4. ^ Arnold, Sue (18 January 2004). "Why I ditched my liberal views on dope". The Observer. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  5. ^ Arnold, Sue (1998). "Perspectives - Sue Arnold, now registered blind, found her eyesight improving after smoking a joint at a party". Nursing Standard. 12 (22): 17. doi:10.7748/ns.12.22.17.s36. PMID 9528550.
  6. ^ Shields, Tom (9 January 1996). "Reading between the lines of trip down under". The Herald. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  7. ^ Hardyment, Christina (27 January 1996). "Walking on Eggshells: 'A Burmese Legacy: Rediscovering My Family' by Sue Arnold". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  8. ^ "A review of A Burmese Legacy by Sue Arnold". The Times Literary Supplement (4850): 33. 1996.