Английская Википедия:Catrin Collier
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Karen Watkins (née Jones, born 1948),[1] writing as Catrin Collier, is a Welsh novelist known for her historical works, especially those in the Hearts of Gold series, set in her home town of Pontypridd between 1930 and 1950,[1] the first of which was adapted as a BBC drama in 2003. She also writes under the pen names Katherine John[2]/ K. A. John (crime novels),[3] Katherine Hardy[4] (novelisations of television programmes)[3] and Caro French[2] (modern fiction).[3]
Early life
Collier is of East Prussian descent, with her mother, Gerda Salewski, born in Allenstein, East Prussia, in 1926.[1] Her father, Glyn Jones, was a Welsh Guardsman serving in Germany when he met Gerda.[1] They were married in Pontypridd in July 1947.[1] Collier was born there in 1948 and grew up in the town.[1]
As a comprehensive school teacher, she taught English and drama to A level in schools in Swansea and West Glamorgan.[3]
Career
Her book One last Summer is based on war-time diaries kept by her mother and maternal grandmother.[1] and is recommended by the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust for young people wanting to learn about the Holocaust .[5] It was a 2008 finalist for the Romantic Novelists' Association's Book of the Year.[6]
Television
In 2003, Hearts of Gold was adapted by BBC Wales as a two-part drama, directed by Richard Laxton and co-written by Matthew Baylis.[7] BBC Wales' head of drama Matthew Robinson described her as "the Catherine Cookson of Wales".[8]
Other work
As well as novels, she writes short stories, plays and non-fiction,[3] and has had work published in magazines including published in Woman, Woman's Own and Woman's Weekly.[3]
Personal life
After living in Germany[3] and America,[9] Collier now lives on the Gower Peninsula, near Swansea.[10] She is represented by the literary agency Marjacq Scripts.[6]
She is a member of Swansea Writers' Group, which encouraged her from the outset of her career before she had published a novel.[11]
Шаблон:Lang, an adult education centre in Pontypridd, was named in her honour in 2002.[12]
Bibliography
Collier's work includes:[2]
- 'Hearts of Gold' series
- Swansea trilogy
- 'Beggars & Choosers' series
- Tiger Bay
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As Katherine John
- 'Trevor Joseph' series:
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- Шаблон:Cite book (aka Midnight Murders)
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- Шаблон:Cite book (aka Six Foot Under)
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- Шаблон:Cite book (aka By Any Name)
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As K. A. John
As Katherine Hardy
As Caro French
- The Farcreek Trilogy
References
External links
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- Collier's works on Goodreads
- 'Hearts of Gold' at the BBC website
- BBC 'Hearts of Gold' press pack
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- Welsh crime novelists
- Welsh television writers
- British women television writers
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