Elizabeth Buchan
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Elizabeth Buchan, née Oakleigh-Walker (b. 21 May 1948 in Guildford
, Surrey
, England
) is a British
writer since 1985, specializing in romance novel
s. Her novel, Revenge of the Middle Aged Woman, has been made into a television film for CBS.
She was the eighteenth elected Chairman (1995–1997) of the Romantic Novelists' Association
.
at Canterbury.
On 20 April 1974, she married with Benjamin William Alastair Buchan (b. 1948), grandson of the also writer John Buchan. The marriage had one son, Adam Peter Alastair Buchan (b. 1980), and a daughter, Eleanor Rose Buchan (b. 1983).
She started working as a blurb writer for Penguin Books
(1974–1989), and later, since 1989 as Fiction Editor at Random House
. After the publication of her third novel, she become a full-time writer. She lives in London
.
Guildford
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, Surrey
Surrey
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, England
England
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) is a British
United Kingdom
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writer since 1985, specializing in 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. Her novel, Revenge of the Middle Aged Woman, has been made into a television film for CBS.
She was the eighteenth elected Chairman (1995–1997) 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...
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Biography
Elizabeth Mary Oakleigh-Walker was born on 21 May 1948 in Guildford, Surrey, England, the daughter of Major Peter Oakleigh-Walker and Eleanor Mary Peters. In 1970s, she obtained a double degree in English and History at the University of KentUniversity of Kent
The University of Kent, previously the University of Kent at Canterbury, is a public research university based in Kent, United Kingdom...
at Canterbury.
On 20 April 1974, she married with Benjamin William Alastair Buchan (b. 1948), grandson of the also writer John Buchan. The marriage had one son, Adam Peter Alastair Buchan (b. 1980), and a daughter, Eleanor Rose Buchan (b. 1983).
She started working as a blurb writer for Penguin Books
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large...
(1974–1989), and later, since 1989 as Fiction Editor at Random House
Random House
Random House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
. After the publication of her third novel, she become a full-time writer. She lives in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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Single novels
- Daughters of the Storm (1988)
- Light of the Moon (1991)
- Consider the Lily (1993)
- Perfect Love (1995)
- Against Her Nature (1997)
- Secrets of the Heart (2000)
- The Good Wife (2003) (US Title: The Good Wife Strikes Back)
- That Certain Age (2004) (US Title: Everything She Thought She Wanted)
- Separate Beds (2010)
Two Mrs Lloyd Series
- Revenge of the Middle-aged Woman (2002)
- The Second Wife (2006) (US Title: Wives Behaving Badly)