Elvi Rhodes is a British

United Kingdom

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 author

Author

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 of historical

Historical fiction

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 and romantic fiction

Romance novel

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Career

Rhodes was born and brought up in Yorkshire

Yorkshire

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, and now lives on the Sussex

Sussex

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 coast. Many of her novels are set around the Yorkshire Dales

Yorkshire Dales

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. A former library

Library

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 assistant, writing stories from an early age, she was a regular author of short stories

Short Stories

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 in magazines and for radio for many years before her first novel, "Opal", was published. Elvi Rhodes' best known novels include "Ruth Appleby", "Cara's Land", "The Mountain", and the recent "A Blessing in Disguise".

Rhodes is the grandmother of Bedfordshire Artist Emma Rhodes and mother-in-law to Margaret Rhodes

Margaret Rhodes (artist)

Margaret Rhodes studied fine art at Wimbledon School of Art and technical and scientific illustration in Bedfordshire. She is currently a governor on the Board of Directors at the Federation of British Artists ,Vice President of the Hesketh Hubbard Art Society, Mall Galleries, London and an...

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External links

• Elvi Rhodes official website
• Elvi Rhodes' webpage at Fantastic Fiction