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

  • —— (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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Magazine agony aunt with independent streak". Henley Standard. 28 August 2012. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Peggy Makins". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 18 August 2014.


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