Tributes paid to ‘one of a kind’ literary agent Eunice McMullen

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ObituariesAug 29, 2025by Lauren Brown

Eunice McMullen (left) in 1994 at the Hat Trick Party

Tributes have been paid to the late Eunice McMullen, a "one of a kind" literary agent who died on 14th July in Kendal, aged 73. McMullen represented children’s authors and illustrators including David Wood, Momoko Abe and Lorna Hussey.

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