Virginia Henley

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Virginia Henley (1982)

Virginia Henley Syddall (* 5. December 1935 in Bolton , UK, as Virginia Syddall ) is a British-Canadian author. Henley writes historical romance novels that are categorized as trivial literature . Henley is considered a top writer within this genre; she has won several relevant prizes.

life and work

Virginia Henley is the daughter of Lillian and Thomas Syddall and grew up near Manchester . After studying history, she married Arthur Henley in 1956 and went with him to Ontario , where she initially raised their two sons as a housewife. Inspired by reading the works of Kathleen E. Woodiwiss , she wrote her first novel, The Irish Gypsy , which she was able to place at Avon Books in 1982 . The book was a Bodice Ripper , a trivial romance novel , the story of which was enriched with passionate sex and set Henley in Ireland during the Great Famine (1845-1852). Her second novel, Bold Conquest (1983), was set in the English Viking Age and the third, Wild Hearts (1985), was set in Renaissance Scotland . Henley is regarded by her readers as an author whose portraits of bygone times are more detailed and historically more precise than is the case in the average Bodice Ripper novels and historical romances .

In the mid-1980s, Henley left Avon and moved to Dell , where she continued to write romance novels that took place in the British Isles during the Plantagenet and Tudor kings. Exceptions are the novels The Pirate and the Pagan (1990; time of Charles II. ), Seduced (1994; British colonial time), Enslaved (1996; 18th century and Roman Empire ).

Henley stayed with Dell until 2001 when he signed with Penguin . There she published a number of romance novels in the late Middle Ages ( Infamous , 2006; Notorious , 2007), in the ages of Jacob I ( Insatiable , 2004) and Charles II ( Unmasked , 2005), in the Regency period ( Ravished , 2002; Undone , 2003; The Decadent Duke , 2008; The Irish Duke , 2010) and in the Victorian Age ( The Dark Earl , 2011).

The Dark Earl was the last novel that Henley published in book format. Her next novel, Master of Paradise (2011), was published as an e-book for Amazon Kindle , as were her subsequent works, which are no longer novels but stories.

Henley lives in Saint Petersburg , Florida , as a widow since 2013.

Publications

Original English editions published by Avon Books:

  • 1982 - The Irish Gypsy (again under the title Enticed in 1994 ; Lockende Küsse , Goldmann, 2001)
  • 1983 - Bold Conquest ( In the Arms of the Normans , Goldmann, 2004)
  • 1985 - Wild Hearts ( shine and silk , Goldmann, 2000)

Original English editions published by Dell:

  • 1987 - The Raven and the Rose ( The Raven and the Rose , Goldmann, 1996)
  • 1988 - The Hawk and the Dove ( The Hawk and the Dove , Goldmann, 1996)
  • 1989 - The Falcon and the Flower (Medieval Plantagenet Trilogy # 1; The Falcon and the Lily , Goldmann, 1996)
  • 1990 - The Pirate and the Pagan ( The Pirate and the Slave , Goldmann, 1997)
  • 1991 - The Dragon and the Jewel (Medieval Plantagenet Trilogy # 2; Glowing Saphir , Goldmann, 1996)
  • 1992 - Tempted (Clan Kennedy Saga # 1; Deceptive Hearts , Goldmann, 1995)
  • 1994 - Seduced ( Nameless Temptation , Goldmann, 1995)
  • 1995 - Desired ( Rosenträume , Goldmann, 2007)
  • 1996 - Enslaved ( Sensual Conquest , Goldmann, 2003)
  • 1997 - Dream Lover ( Dream of My Nights , Goldmann, 1998)
  • 1998 - A Woman of Passion ( Die Waffen des Herzens , Goldmann, 2000)
  • 1998 - A Year and A Day (De Warenne Family Saga # 1; A Touch of Fire , Goldmann, 1999)
  • 2000 - The Marriage Prize (Medieval Plantagenet Trilogy # 3; Nacht der Verführung , Goldmann, 2002)
  • 2001 - The Border Hostage (Clan Kennedy Saga # 2; Dungeon of Love , Goldmann, 2002)

Original English editions published by Penguin (Signet):

  • 2002 - Ravished ( Dangerous Desires , Goldmann, 2003)
  • 2003 - Undone ( The Irish Wildcat , Goldmann, 2004)
  • 2004 - Insatiable ( Seductive Secret , Goldmann + Blanvalet, 2006)
  • 2005 - Unmasked ( Fiery Rubin , Goldmann, 2006)
  • 2006 - Infamous (De Warenne Family Saga # 2; Sword and Velvet , Blanvalet, 2007)
  • 2007 - Notorious (De Warenne Family Saga # 3; The Wolf and the Lily , Blanvalet, 2008)
  • 2008 - The Decadent Duke (The Peer of the Realm Saga # 1; The Unyielding Bride , Blanvalet, 2009)
  • 2010 - The Irish Duke (The Peer of the Realm Saga # 2; Symphonie des Herzens , Blanvalet, 2010)
  • 2011 - The Dark Earl (The Peer of the Realm Saga # 3)

English original edition published for Kindle (short stories unless otherwise noted):

  • 2011 - Master of Paradise (329 pages)
  • 2011 - Hot as Fire
  • 2011 - Letter of Love
  • 2011 - Love and Joy
  • 2012 - A Rough Wooing
  • 2013 - Lord Rakehell
  • 2013 - Scandal by the Tone
  • 2016 - Smuggler's Lair

Awards

  • 1988 - Romantic Times Award for Best Elizabethan Historical Romance ( The Hawk and the Dove )
  • 1989 - Romantic Times Award for the most sensual romance novel ( The Falcon and the Flower )
  • 1990 - Romantic Times Award for the best historical romance novel ( The Pirate and the Pagan )
  • Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Regan Walker: Virginia Henley Week. Retrieved July 9, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Virginia Henley: About the author. Retrieved July 8, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Henley, Virginia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Henley, Virginia Syddall (full name); Syddall, Virginia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British-Canadian writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 5, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Bolton , UK,