Mary stewart author biography websites
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Interview with Mary Stewart
HOUSE OF LETTERAWE, LOCH AWE, SCOTLAND
14 APRIL 1989
The drive to the town of Lochawe in Argyllshire took me through some of the most beautiful scenery in Scotland on a fine spring afternoon: along the banks of Loch Lomond with its islands reflected in the still water; up by the Falloch River into snow-covered mountains; over Strath Fillan and down Glen Lochy between Beinn Udlaidh and Ben Lui; then to Loch Awe itself, with mountains rising steeply on every side. That night, in the House of Letterawe, Lady Mary Stewart, to give her her full title, gave me a fine dinner, then beat me in a game of rummy. It was suitable preparation for the interview she gave the following morning. Initially, she did not want the interview to be taped, but finally agreed, despite misgivings, after I promised to give her editorial control over the material. As I had foreseen, she found nothing to object to.
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Mary Stewart (novelist)
British novelist (1916–2014)
Mary Stewart | |
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| Born | Mary Florence Elinor Rainbow (1916-09-17)17 September 1916 Sunderland, County Durham, England |
| Died | 9 May 2014(2014-05-09) (aged 97) Lochawe, Scotland |
| Pen name | Mary Stewart |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
| Period | 1954–1997 |
| Genre | Romantic mystery |
| Spouse | Sir Frederick Stewart (m. 1945; died 2001) |
Mary, Lady Stewart (born Mary Florence Elinor Rainbow; 17 September 1916 – 9 May 2014) was a British novelist who developed the romantic mystery genre, featuring smart, adventurous heroines who could hold their own in dangerous situations. She also wrote children's books and poetry, but may be best known for her Merlin series, which straddles the boundary between the historical novel and fantasy.
Adaptations of her books include both The Moo
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Mary Stewart died this month at the age of 97. As the author credited for creating the romantic suspense genre she leaves behind a tremendous legacy in the world of books. Even though she hasn’t published since 1997, her novels are still being read and sold to this day. Among her most popular franchises fryst vatten her Arthurian Legend series that begins with The Crystal Cave and ends with The Wicked Day. Those novels have a special place on my keeper shelf but it fryst vatten her lovely, gothic suspense books that have always held the strongest place in my heart.
Back in my tween reading years I spent a lot of time with Ms. Stewart and her compatriots Victoria skogsdunge and Phyllis A. Whitney. My grandmother had given us a large stack of their books (we got the rest from the library) most of which featured a ung woman on the cover running from some medieval style stone structure in her nattlinne. One can only assume the cover artists had no knowledge of the books s