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    2 Books
  • First Book:
    January 1957
  • Latest Book:
    August 2010
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About the Author

Violet Vivian Finlay was born on January 2, 1914 in Berkshire, England, daughter of Alice Kathleen (Norton) and Sir Campbell Kirkman Finlay. The majority of her childhood was spent in Rangoon, Burma (now Myanmar), where her father worked. During her youth, she frequently journeyed between India, Singapore, Java and Sumatra. She married four times, and had five children: Gillian Rushton (née Porch), Kim Santow, Jennifer Gooch (née Stuart), and twins Vary and Valerie Stuart. Her studies included: Medicine in London, Pathologist in Budapest, and Chemistry and Laboratory Technique in Newcastle. During World War II, she joined the Australian Forces and was attached to the IVth Army, later transferred to British XIV Army in Burma.

Published since 1953, she signed her romance novels as: Vivian Stuart, Alex Stuart, Barbara Allen, Fiona Finlay, and Robyn Stuart; she signed as V.A. Stuart her military sagas: Alexander Sheridan and Phillip Hazard; and as William Stuart Long she singed her historical fiction series: the Australians. In August 1986, Violet Vivian Finlay Stuart Mann passed away at 72, who continued writing until her death.

Book List in Order: 2 titles



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    Frances Hare was delighted to get a job in Madrid as secretary to a handsome Spanish novelist, Don Felipe de Canovas -who she later discovered- had a still more handsome brother, Don Luis. A nice Australian, Clive Kettner, came into the picture too;...



  • This book took 4 years of research and details how Churchill managed WW2 and how the skills, experience and talent he used to carve out a victory in the face of overwhelming odds can be applied to modern business. 80% History and 20% lessons learn...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Fiona Finlay has published 2 books.

Fiona Finlay does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, What Churchill Would Do, was published in August 2010.

The first book by Fiona Finlay, Moon Over Madrid, was published in January 1957.

No. Fiona Finlay does not write books in series.