Essie Summers

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Ethel Snelson "Essie" Summers (born July 24, 1912 in Christchurch , † August 27, 1998 in Taradale ) was a New Zealand writer.

Life

Summers was born into the family of Ethel Snelson and Edwin Summers, who had just immigrated from Newcastle upon Tyne , England, on Bordesley Street in Christchurch . She was proud of both her British ancestry and her New Zealand citizenship. She left school at age 14 when her butcher father got into financial difficulties. She worked in clothing stores for a few years and later used her experience in the romantic Romens for which she became known.

She first met her future pastor, William Flett, when she was 13 years old, but they did not get married until 13 years later. The mother of two, William and Elizabeth wrote numerous short stories, poetry and newspaper columns before selling her first novel to Mills & Boon in 1956 .

In total, she wrote 55 novels that have been translated into 25 languages. The total circulation of her works in 105 countries is over 19 million copies. Her books are mostly romantic family and romance novels in which conflicts between partners play only a minor role.

Summers died in Taradale on August 27, 1998 .

bibliography

The following works by Essie Summers have been translated into German:

  • The legacy of New Zealand . Möhring, Düsseldorf 1958 (English, original title: New Zealand inheritance .).
  • There was a year in between . Möhring, Düsseldorf 1961 (English, original title: Come blossom time, my love .).
  • The house above the shimmering tide . Meister, Rosenheim 1964 (English, original title: The house of the shining tide . Translated by Tilla Schlenk).
  • Between smoke and fire . Meister, Rosenheim 1964 (English, original title: The smoke and the fire . Translated by Tilla Schlenk).
  • Neither day nor hour . Meister, Rosenheim 1965 (English, original title: The time and the place . Translated by Edith Walter).
  • A star always shines . Meister, Rosenheim 1965 (English, original title: Master of Tawhai . Translated by Eva Tabory).
  • Where no road leads . Meister, Rosenheim 1965 (English, original title: Where no roads go . Translated by Eva Tabory).
  • Valley of the Winds, Valley of the Rain . Meister, Rosenheim 1965 (English, original title: Bride in flight . Translated by Edith Walter).
  • The Bay of the Harvest Moon . Meister, Rosenheim 1966 (English, original title: No orchids by request . Translated by Eva Tabory).
  • A roof against the storm . Meister, Rosenheim 1966 (English, original title: Sweet are the ways . Translated by Eva Tabory).
  • In the land of the fever trees . Meister, Rosenheim 1966 (English, original title: No legacy for Lindsay . Translated by Eva Tabory).
  • Under white clouds . Meister, Rosenheim 1967 (English, original title: Heir to windrush hill . Translated by Eva Tabory).
  • The city on the seven mountains . Meister, Rosenheim 1967 (English, original title: His serene Miss Smith . Translated by Eva Tabory).
  • A world of its own . Meister, Rosenheim 1967 (English, original title: Postscript to yesterday . Translated by Eva Tabory).
  • A corner of paradise . Meister, Rosenheim 1967 (English, original title: A place called Paradise . Translated by Otto Weith).
  • Fleeing shadows . Meister, Rosenheim 1968 (English, original title: Rosalind comes home . Translated by Tilla Schlenk).
  • Double play . Meister, Rosenheim 1968 (English, original title: The kindled fire . Translated by Otto Weith).
  • Summer in December . Meister, Rosenheim 1968 (English, original title: Summer in December . Translated by Otto Weith).
  • Revolt in love . Förg, Rosenheim 1969 (English, original title: Revolt and Virginia . Translated by Otto Weith).
  • On the bank of the night . Förg, Rosenheim 1970 (English, original title: The House on Gregor's Brae . Translated by Otto Weith).

literature

  • Essie Summers : The Essie Summers Story, an autobiography . Mills & Boon , Toronto. 1974 (English).
  • Helga Neubauer: Summers, Essie (1912-1998) . In: The New Zealand Book . 1st edition. NZ Visitor Publications , Nelson 2003, ISBN 1-877339-00-8 , pp. 1115 .

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personal data
SURNAME Summers, Essie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Summers, Ethel Snelson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand writer
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Christchurch
DATE OF DEATH August 27, 1998
Place of death Taradale