Welcome to the Historical Fiction Online forums: a friendly place to discuss, review and discover historical fiction.
If this is your first visit, please be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above.
You will have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.
To start viewing posts, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
If this is your first visit, please be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above.
You will have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.
To start viewing posts, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
Daphne Wright
Daphne Wright
Anyone heard of her? One of my GR friends mentioned her and I think she's a UK author but haven't found much more than what's hereat Fiction DB. I ordered The Longest Winter (Russia) from Thriftbooks and The Distant Kingdom (India) from Paperbackswap.
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be
[quote=""Misfit""]Anyone heard of her? One of my GR friends mentioned her and I think she's a UK author but haven't found much more than what's hereat Fiction DB. I ordered The Longest Winter (Russia) from Thriftbooks and The Distant Kingdom (India) from Paperbackswap.[/quote]
Fantastic Fiction says she is also Natasha Cooper which is familar but I am not sure that this is the writer you mention.
Here's the link
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/natasha-cooper/
Fantastic Fiction says she is also Natasha Cooper which is familar but I am not sure that this is the writer you mention.
Here's the link
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/natasha-cooper/
Currently reading - Emergence of a Nation State by Alan Smith
[quote=""SGM""]Fantastic Fiction says she is also Natasha Cooper which is familar but I am not sure that this is the writer you mention.
Here's the link
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/natasha-cooper/[/quote]
I did see that and Natasha Cooper looks to write spy novel/mysteries of some sort.
I'm sure Annis will have something...
Here's the link
http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/natasha-cooper/[/quote]
I did see that and Natasha Cooper looks to write spy novel/mysteries of some sort.
I'm sure Annis will have something...
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be
[quote=""Misfit""]I did see that and Natasha Cooper looks to write spy novel/mysteries of some sort.
I'm sure Annis will have something...[/quote]
Here's a link to an interview but I am not sure it sheds any more light on the issue.
http://www.januarymagazine.com/profiles/cooper.html
The blurb for the Longest Winter sounds vaguely familiar from a long time ago but I might be getting it confused with another book. It often happens and I have recently acquired an old Constance Fecher novel which I read when I was abouit 12 and was convinced had two very particular scenes in it. But when I got the book the only thing I had remembered correctly was the hero's name.
I can't help wondering which book had the two bits I remember.
I'm sure Annis will have something...[/quote]
Here's a link to an interview but I am not sure it sheds any more light on the issue.
http://www.januarymagazine.com/profiles/cooper.html
The blurb for the Longest Winter sounds vaguely familiar from a long time ago but I might be getting it confused with another book. It often happens and I have recently acquired an old Constance Fecher novel which I read when I was abouit 12 and was convinced had two very particular scenes in it. But when I got the book the only thing I had remembered correctly was the hero's name.
I can't help wondering which book had the two bits I remember.
Currently reading - Emergence of a Nation State by Alan Smith
Thanks, but you are right it doesn't sheld much light on the books we're interested in - but I've only time to skim it right now. I did get a shipping confirmation on the Russia book so that's one down.
At home with a good book and the cat...
...is the only place I want to be
...is the only place I want to be
She's actually written under other names as well, and crime/mystery is her favoured genre- she never wrote all that many historical novels. Maybe she hit the HF slump of the early '90s and decided to diversify. I do remember reading Longest Winter and Distant Land back in the day - 1980s? Probably the closest comparison would be with Emma Drummond.
Here's a short notation from the Gale Writer's Directory.
Daphne Wright
The Writers Directory, June 10, 2011
Born: May 19, 1951 in United Kingdom, London
Nationality: British
Occupation: Novelist
NOVELS: The Distant Kingdom, 1987; The Longest Winter, 1989; The Parrot Cage, 1990; Never Such Innocence, 1991; Dreams of Another Day, 1992; The Tightrope Walkers, 1993. AS KATE HATFIELD: Drowning in Honey, 1995; Angels Alone, 1996; Marsh Light, 1997. AS NATASHA COOPER: WILLOW KING MYSTERY SERIES: A Common Death, 1990 as Festering Lilies, 1990; Poison Flowers, 1991; Bloody Roses, 1992; Bitter Herbs, 1993; Rotten Apples, 1995; The Drowning Pool, 1996; Sour Grapes, 1997. AS NATASHA COOPER: TRISH MAGUIRE MYSTERY SERIES: Creeping Ivy, 1998; Fault Lines, 1999; Prey to All, 2000; Out of the Dark, 2002; A Place of Safety, 2003; Keep Me Alive, 2004; Gagged and Bound, 2005; Evil Is Done, 2007 as A Greater Evil, 2007; A Poisoned Mind, 2008. NOVEL AS NATASHA COOPER: No More Victims, 2008. AS N.J. COOPER: KAREN TAYLOR SERIES: No Escape, 2009; Life Blood, 2010. NOVEL AS N.J. COOPER: Suspicion, 2011. AS CLARE LAYTON: Clutch of Phantoms, 2000; Those Whom the Gods Love, 2001. Contributor to periodicals.
Chatto & Windus (publisher), secretary and editorial assistant, 1976-77; Hutchinson (publisher), editor, 1977-83; Quartet (publisher), editorial director, 1983-84; Bellew Publishing, staff member, 1984-86.
Addresses: Office: c/o Jane Gregory, Gregory & Co., 3 Barb Mews, Hammersmith, London, GL, England W6 7PA.
Source Citation:
"Daphne Wright." The Writers Directory. Detroit: St. James Press, 2011. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 8 Aug. 2011.
Here's a short notation from the Gale Writer's Directory.
Daphne Wright
The Writers Directory, June 10, 2011
Born: May 19, 1951 in United Kingdom, London
Nationality: British
Occupation: Novelist
NOVELS: The Distant Kingdom, 1987; The Longest Winter, 1989; The Parrot Cage, 1990; Never Such Innocence, 1991; Dreams of Another Day, 1992; The Tightrope Walkers, 1993. AS KATE HATFIELD: Drowning in Honey, 1995; Angels Alone, 1996; Marsh Light, 1997. AS NATASHA COOPER: WILLOW KING MYSTERY SERIES: A Common Death, 1990 as Festering Lilies, 1990; Poison Flowers, 1991; Bloody Roses, 1992; Bitter Herbs, 1993; Rotten Apples, 1995; The Drowning Pool, 1996; Sour Grapes, 1997. AS NATASHA COOPER: TRISH MAGUIRE MYSTERY SERIES: Creeping Ivy, 1998; Fault Lines, 1999; Prey to All, 2000; Out of the Dark, 2002; A Place of Safety, 2003; Keep Me Alive, 2004; Gagged and Bound, 2005; Evil Is Done, 2007 as A Greater Evil, 2007; A Poisoned Mind, 2008. NOVEL AS NATASHA COOPER: No More Victims, 2008. AS N.J. COOPER: KAREN TAYLOR SERIES: No Escape, 2009; Life Blood, 2010. NOVEL AS N.J. COOPER: Suspicion, 2011. AS CLARE LAYTON: Clutch of Phantoms, 2000; Those Whom the Gods Love, 2001. Contributor to periodicals.
Chatto & Windus (publisher), secretary and editorial assistant, 1976-77; Hutchinson (publisher), editor, 1977-83; Quartet (publisher), editorial director, 1983-84; Bellew Publishing, staff member, 1984-86.
Addresses: Office: c/o Jane Gregory, Gregory & Co., 3 Barb Mews, Hammersmith, London, GL, England W6 7PA.
Source Citation:
"Daphne Wright." The Writers Directory. Detroit: St. James Press, 2011. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 8 Aug. 2011.
[quote=""annis""]She's actually written under other names as well, and crime/mystery is her favoured genre- she never wrote all that many historical novels. Maybe she hit the HF slump of the early '90s and decided to diversify. I do remember reading Longest Winter and Distant Land back in the day - 1980s? Probably the closest comparison would be with Emma Drummond.
Here's a short notation from the Gale Writer's Directory.
Daphne Wright
The Writers Directory, June 10, 2011
Born: May 19, 1951 in United Kingdom, London
Nationality: British
Occupation: Novelist
NOVELS: The Distant Kingdom, 1987; The Longest Winter, 1989; The Parrot Cage, 1990; Never Such Innocence, 1991; Dreams of Another Day, 1992; The Tightrope Walkers, 1993. AS KATE HATFIELD: Drowning in Honey, 1995; Angels Alone, 1996; Marsh Light, 1997. AS NATASHA COOPER: WILLOW KING MYSTERY SERIES: A Common Death, 1990 as Festering Lilies, 1990; Poison Flowers, 1991; Bloody Roses, 1992; Bitter Herbs, 1993; Rotten Apples, 1995; The Drowning Pool, 1996; Sour Grapes, 1997. AS NATASHA COOPER: TRISH MAGUIRE MYSTERY SERIES: Creeping Ivy, 1998; Fault Lines, 1999; Prey to All, 2000; Out of the Dark, 2002; A Place of Safety, 2003; Keep Me Alive, 2004; Gagged and Bound, 2005; Evil Is Done, 2007 as A Greater Evil, 2007; A Poisoned Mind, 2008. NOVEL AS NATASHA COOPER: No More Victims, 2008. AS N.J. COOPER: KAREN TAYLOR SERIES: No Escape, 2009; Life Blood, 2010. NOVEL AS N.J. COOPER: Suspicion, 2011. AS CLARE LAYTON: Clutch of Phantoms, 2000; Those Whom the Gods Love, 2001. Contributor to periodicals.
Chatto & Windus (publisher), secretary and editorial assistant, 1976-77; Hutchinson (publisher), editor, 1977-83; Quartet (publisher), editorial director, 1983-84; Bellew Publishing, staff member, 1984-86.
Addresses: Office: c/o Jane Gregory, Gregory & Co., 3 Barb Mews, Hammersmith, London, GL, England W6 7PA.
Source Citation:
"Daphne Wright." The Writers Directory. Detroit: St. James Press, 2011. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 8 Aug. 2011.[/quote]
Thanks for posting this i was looking around and couldn't find Landlord Insurance much, and this is definitely more than i could find
Here's a short notation from the Gale Writer's Directory.
Daphne Wright
The Writers Directory, June 10, 2011
Born: May 19, 1951 in United Kingdom, London
Nationality: British
Occupation: Novelist
NOVELS: The Distant Kingdom, 1987; The Longest Winter, 1989; The Parrot Cage, 1990; Never Such Innocence, 1991; Dreams of Another Day, 1992; The Tightrope Walkers, 1993. AS KATE HATFIELD: Drowning in Honey, 1995; Angels Alone, 1996; Marsh Light, 1997. AS NATASHA COOPER: WILLOW KING MYSTERY SERIES: A Common Death, 1990 as Festering Lilies, 1990; Poison Flowers, 1991; Bloody Roses, 1992; Bitter Herbs, 1993; Rotten Apples, 1995; The Drowning Pool, 1996; Sour Grapes, 1997. AS NATASHA COOPER: TRISH MAGUIRE MYSTERY SERIES: Creeping Ivy, 1998; Fault Lines, 1999; Prey to All, 2000; Out of the Dark, 2002; A Place of Safety, 2003; Keep Me Alive, 2004; Gagged and Bound, 2005; Evil Is Done, 2007 as A Greater Evil, 2007; A Poisoned Mind, 2008. NOVEL AS NATASHA COOPER: No More Victims, 2008. AS N.J. COOPER: KAREN TAYLOR SERIES: No Escape, 2009; Life Blood, 2010. NOVEL AS N.J. COOPER: Suspicion, 2011. AS CLARE LAYTON: Clutch of Phantoms, 2000; Those Whom the Gods Love, 2001. Contributor to periodicals.
Chatto & Windus (publisher), secretary and editorial assistant, 1976-77; Hutchinson (publisher), editor, 1977-83; Quartet (publisher), editorial director, 1983-84; Bellew Publishing, staff member, 1984-86.
Addresses: Office: c/o Jane Gregory, Gregory & Co., 3 Barb Mews, Hammersmith, London, GL, England W6 7PA.
Source Citation:
"Daphne Wright." The Writers Directory. Detroit: St. James Press, 2011. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 8 Aug. 2011.[/quote]
Thanks for posting this i was looking around and couldn't find Landlord Insurance much, and this is definitely more than i could find
Last edited by jandas on Tue April 17th, 2012, 10:51 am, edited 1 time in total.