Diane Pearson
Encyclopedia
Diane Pearson is a British
book editor and also writer of romance novel
s, who has been translated into several languages.
In 1994, she won the British Book Award for Editor of the Year and was the President of the Romantic Novelists' Association
from 1986 to 2011, when she retired.
/Kent
borders.
At 16, she started her career in publishing with Jonathan Cape Ltd, and was during 38 years senior editor at Transworld
. In 1994, she won the British Book Award for Editor of the Year.
In addition, she is the writer of several short stories and novels, which have been translated into several languages.
In 1975, she became the second wife of the Irish actor Richard Leech
(McClelland) (1922-2004), she lives in her native London.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
book editor and also writer of 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, who has been translated into several languages.
In 1994, she won the British Book Award for Editor of the Year and was the 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...
from 1986 to 2011, when she retired.
Biography
Diane Margaret Pearson was born on 1931 in London, England. During her childhood, she often visited her grandparents in a village on the SurreySurrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
/Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
borders.
At 16, she started her career in publishing with Jonathan Cape Ltd, and was during 38 years senior editor at Transworld
Transworld (company)
Transworld Publishers Inc. is a British publishing division of Random House and belongs to Bertelsmann, one of the world's largest media groups. It was established in 1950, and for many years it was the British division of Bantam Books. It publishes fiction and non fiction titles by various...
. In 1994, she won the British Book Award for Editor of the Year.
In addition, she is the writer of several short stories and novels, which have been translated into several languages.
In 1975, she became the second wife of the Irish actor Richard Leech
Richard Leech
Richard Leech , born Richard Leeper McClelland, was an accomplished actor.Richard Leeper McClelland was born in Dublin, Ireland, son of Isabella Frances and Herbert Saunderson McClelland, a lawyer. He was educated at Haileybury and Trinity College, Dublin...
(McClelland) (1922-2004), she lives in her native London.
Single novels
- The Loom of Tancred (1967) aka Bride of Tancred
- Csardas (1975)
- The Summer of the Barshinskeys (1984)
- Voices of Summer (1992)
Anthologies in collaboration
- Sarah Whitman; The Runaways; Nunaga; The Winds of War (1972) (with Victor CanningVictor CanningVictor Canning was a prolific writer of novels and thrillers who flourished in the 1950s, '60s and '70s, but whose reputation has faded since his death in 1986...
, Duncan PrydeDuncan PrydeDuncan Pryde was a hunter, trapper, lexicographer and politician from Northwest Territories, Canada. He served as a member of the Northwest Territories Council from 1966 to 1975.-Early life:...
and Herman WoukHerman WoukHerman Wouk is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author of novels including The Caine Mutiny, The Winds of War, and War and Remembrance.-Biography:...
) - Proof; The Old Man of the Sea; Stillwatch, The Summer of the Barshinskeys (1985) (with Dick FrancisDick FrancisRichard Stanley "Dick" Francis CBE was an English jockey and crime writer, many of whose novels centre around horse racing.- Personal life :...
, Ernest HemingwayErnest HemingwayErnest Miller Hemingway was an American author and journalist. His economic and understated style had a strong influence on 20th-century fiction, while his life of adventure and his public image influenced later generations. Hemingway produced most of his work between the mid-1920s and the...
and Mary Higgins ClarkMary Higgins ClarkMary Theresa Eleanor Higgins Clark Conheeney , known professionally as Mary Higgins Clark, is an American author of suspense novels...
) - Reader's Digest Condensed Books (1995) (with Terence Strong, Mary Higgins ClarkMary Higgins ClarkMary Theresa Eleanor Higgins Clark Conheeney , known professionally as Mary Higgins Clark, is an American author of suspense novels...
and Ewan ClarksonEwan ClarksonEwan Clarkson was an English author specialising in books about nature, particularly wild animals.Born on 23 January 1929, Clarkson, who before writing worked as a veterinary surgeon, was later to state that "for twenty-five years I laboured under the illusion that I was a scientist. I worked as a...
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