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Diane Pearson
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Diane Margaret Pearson was born on 5 November 1931 in Croyden, London, England, daughter of Miriam Harriet Youde and William Holker. During her childhood, she often visited her grandparents in a village on the Surrey/Kent borders. She attended Secondary School in Croyden. She became in 1975, the second wife of the Irish actor Richard Leech (McClelland).
At 16, Diane started her career in publishing with Jonathan Cape Ltd, and she has been Senior Editor for Transworld Publishers for more than 35 years. In 1994 she won the British Book Award for Editor of the Year. As Diane Pearson she has published six historical romance novels and several short stories. She also was the President of the Romantic Novelists' Association from 1986 to 2011, when she retired. A widow since 2004, she lived in her native London until her death on 5 August 2017.
Full Series List in Order
The Whitman Saga
1 - The Marigold Field (Jan-1969)2 - Sarah Whitman/Sarah (Jan-1971)
Book List in Order: 10 titles
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The Loom of the Tancred // Bride of Tancred
- Jan-1967
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Young Miriam Wakeford was full of hope when she arrived to take up her new appointment as needlewoman and companion in the bleak, windswept House of Tancred, high on the South Downs. But her strict Quaker upbringing was no preparation for the experi...
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The Marigold Field
- Jan-1969
- / Gothic
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Through the vibrant years of the early part of the century--from 1896 to 1919--lived the Whitmans, the Pritchards and the Dances, whose lives were destined to be interwined... These poor, proud, high-spirited people... people whose roots were in the ...
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Sarah Whitman/Sarah
- Jan-1971
- / Gothic
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This is a book rich in adventure, evoking all the nostalgia, the pleasure and the pain of a bygone era - an era covering the General Strike, the London of tramcars and picture palaces and fights in the East End, of India and the twilight of the Briti...
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The Summer of the Barshinskeys
- Apr-1984
- / Gothic
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In the summer of 1902, the Barshinskeys moved from the small village of Kent to teeming London, from war-torn and revolution-rocked Moscow to St. Petersburg. They are fated to entwine with the Willoughbys in endless combinations of friendship, passio...
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Voices of Summer
- Feb-1992
- / Gothic
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Hochhauser, a pretty place in the Austrian Alps, was no different from any other Austrian country town except for one thing - its operetta company. Dreamchild of the town's mayor, the company brought music and gaiety to the town. But tensions in the ...
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The Censor
- Sep-2009
- / General Fiction
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Indulge your love for reading with this fabulous collection of original stories. With over 40 stories to choose from, this stunning collection has something for everyone. Celebrating women's fiction in all its guises, take a look at the latest storie...
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Count the Days
- Sep-2011
- / Romance
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Mary never expected her life in a north woods resort to turn to isolation and include an oppressive marriage. When she gets mail and reconnects to an old friend, the door opens to revenge, murder, and escape. Letters tell the story....
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Chaos at High Altitude
- Feb-2012
- / Romance
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Kate is a stressed out project manager with an inner voice that gets her into trouble. When a deadline is pushed earlier, her stress level rises to the point of giving her a severe case of sassy-mouth.Marco is the handsome IT contractor who intends t...
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MINNESOTA MAYHEM
- Jul-2019
- / Mystery
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Contemporary easy mysteries depicting strong women and handsome men. Revenge, murder, and escape are just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. In Counting the Days, a surprise birthday card sparks Mary into make several life altering changes. Is it mur...