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Barbara Whitehead (1930–2011)

Autor(a) de Playing God

19 Works 108 Membros 0 Críticas

About the Author

Barbara Whitehead was born in Sheffield in 1930 and has lived in Yorkshire all her life. She spent many years in York setting her York Cycle of Mysteries there. Known mainly for her crime stories she has written many other books including a Bronte novel entitled Charlotte Bronte and her 'Dearest mostrar mais Nell': The Story of a Friendship. Written in collaboration with John Nussey (descended from Ellen's brother John), it is the story of Charlotte Brontes lifelong friendship with Ellen Nussey. Whitehead saved the Birthplace of the Bronte sisters from being separated and sold by buying the home and moving in herself. She has restored the house to most of it's original pieces and has opened a visitors center and gift store. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

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Séries

Obras por Barbara Whitehead

Playing God (1988) 13 exemplares
Sweet Death, Come Softly (1992) 13 exemplares
The Girl with Red Suspenders (1990) 13 exemplares
The Dean It Was That Died (1991) 11 exemplares
Quicksilver Lady (1979) 11 exemplares
Ramillies (1983) 10 exemplares
The Caretaker Wife (1977) 5 exemplares
The Killings at Barley Hall (1995) 3 exemplares
QUICKSILVER LADY (1979) 2 exemplares
Death at the Dutch House (1997) 1 exemplar
Dolls Don't Choose (1998) 1 exemplar
Dig Up Your Family Tree (1986) 1 exemplar
Secrets of the Dead (1996) 1 exemplar
Shadows End (1994) 1 exemplar
House of Green Dragons (1982) 1 exemplar

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Outros nomes
Hill, Rosa
Data de nascimento
1930-11-21
Data de falecimento
2011-01-19
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
UK
Local de nascimento
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK
Locais de residência
York, Yorkshire, England, UK
Thornton, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Educação
Sheffield College of Arts and Crafts
Ocupações
historical novelist
crime novelist
biographer
family historian
Organizações
Society of Genealogists

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Barbara Whitehead was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. Her mother Nellie Connole was also a writer. Barbara was educated at High Storrs Grammar School and at Sheffield College of Arts and Crafts, and married while still a student. She held a variety of jobs before turning to writing at age 46, including librarian, civil servant, newsagent, family genealogist, teacher, and dog breeder. Early in her literary career, she wrote historical romances beginning with The Caretaker's Wife (1977), and nonfiction such as Charlotte Bronte and Her 'Dearest Nell': The Story of Friendship (1993). Her first crime novel, Playing God (1988), took as its backdrop the world-famous York mystery plays. This became the opening entry in her York Cycle of Mysteries, which eventually included eight books published over a decade. Her main character was Det. Superintendent Robert Southwell. In the late 1990s, she acquired and lovingly restored the Brontë Birthplace in Thornton, near Bradford, with the support of the Brontë Birthplace Trust. She lived there and maintained the property as a public museum before selling it in 2007. She was a member of the Society of Genealogists and in the 1970s taught evening classes in family history.

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Estatísticas

Obras
19
Membros
108
Popularidade
#179,297
Avaliação
3.0
ISBN
62

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