Betty O'Rourke
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Betty O'Rourke was a British
writer of over 10 romance novel
s from 1987 to 2005. She was vice-president of the Romantic Novelists' Association
and she was the acting Membership Secretary of the RNA.
. They had four children. She lived in Reading, Berkshire
, England
until her death.
United Kingdom
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writer of over 10 romance novel
Romance novel
The romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries. Novels in this genre place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Through the late...
s from 1987 to 2005. She was vice-president of the Romantic Novelists' Association
Romantic Novelists' Association
The Romantic Novelists' Association is a writers' association in the UK. Founded in 1960, mainly through the efforts of Denise Robins , Barbara Cartland , Vivian Stuart , and other authors like Elizabeth Goudge, Netta Muskett, Catherine Cookson, Rosamunde Pilcher and Lucilla Andrews.The RNA runs...
and she was the acting Membership Secretary of the RNA.
Biography
Betty O'Rourke started to work in a library at 20, and met her future husband at Library School, and worked as a librarian. During her first two years of marriage they lived in USAUnited States
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. They had four children. She lived in Reading, Berkshire
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
until her death.
Single novels
- Pageantry of Love (1987)
- Mists of Remembrance (1989)
- Island of the Gods (1996)
- Nightingale Summer (1997)
- The Icon of the Czar (1998)
- Penhaligon's Rock (2000)
- Copper Rose (2000)
- The Eagle and the Rose (2002)
- The Pageant Master (2003)
- After Michael (2005)