novelist , who died aged 68 in april last year , achieved huge success with the secret diary of adrian mole , aged 133⁄4 , when it was published in 1982 .
the book , which told of the life and loves of an angst-ridden teenager , was followed by seven sequels , selling in total more than eight million copies .
she also left £ 10,000 to freedom from torture , legacies of £ 10,000 each to her two sisters , and £ 1,000 each to 14 cousins , nieces , nephews , aunts and an uncle .