Английская Википедия:Elizabeth Thornton

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Mary Forrest George, née Baxter (24 January 1940 – 12 July 2010), well known as Elizabeth Thornton (her mother's name) is a British-Canadian writer of 31 historical romance novels from 1986 to 2010.

Biography

Born Mary Forrest Baxter on 24 January 1940 Aberdeen, Scotland, the younger of two children of Elizabeth Thornton and Andrew Baxter.[1] In 1959, she married Forbes George, and they had three sons: Stephen, Peter and Thomas.[2]

She was an elementary school teacher before establishing the St. Swithin Street Nursery School in 1967. In 1969, she and her husband and their three sons moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where she continued her teaching career. In 1977, she was appointed as a Pastoral Assistant of a Presbyterian Church in Winnipeg. In 1985, she completed an honors degree in Classical Greek winning the Gold Medal in Classics. Her honor's thesis was entitled "Women in Euripides."

She published her first novel in 1987 as Elizabeth Thornton, her mother's maiden name, and a year later she became a full-time writer.

Mary George died on July 12, 2010, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[2]

Bibliography

Single novels

The Seers of Grampian series

  1. The Runaway McBride February 2009 Шаблон:ISBN
  2. The Scot and I June 2009 Шаблон:ISBN
  3. A Bewitching Bride 2010

Devereux Family Saga series

  1. Tender the Storm May 1991 Шаблон:ISBN
  2. Velvet is the Night April 1992 Шаблон:ISBN
  3. Cherished September 1993 Шаблон:ISBN

Dangerous series

  1. Dangerous to Love June 1994 Шаблон:ISBN
  2. Dangerous to Kiss April 1995 Шаблон:ISBN
  3. Dangerous to Hold April 1996 Шаблон:ISBN

Princess series

  1. Whisper his Name March 1999 Шаблон:ISBN
  2. Princess Charming February 2001 Шаблон:ISBN
  3. The Perfect Princess November 2001 Шаблон:ISBN
  4. Almost a Princess January 2003 Шаблон:ISBN
  5. Shady Lady is in some ways a continuation of this series

The Trap series

  1. The Marriage Trap July 2005 Шаблон:ISBN
  2. The Bachelor Trap April 2006 Шаблон:ISBN
  3. The Pleasure Trap July 2007 Шаблон:ISBN

Anthologies in collaboration

References and sources

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External links

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