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Brenda Jagger

ブレンダ・ジャガー

Burenda Jagā

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1936-09-07 （Yorkshire, England）
Died
1986 （Unknown） age 50
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Yorkshire, England → Paris, France → North of England

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
1978-1986

Awards

Romantic Novel of the Year Award
1986
Work: A Song Twice Over
Organization: Romantic Novelists' Association
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

A Song Twice Over

1985 Romance novel

The Clouded Hills

1980 Romance novel

First of the Barforth Trilogy. Historical romance set in Victorian Yorkshire.

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Flint and Roses

1981 Romance novel

Second of the Barforth Trilogy.

The Sleeping Sword

1982 Romance novel

Third of the Barforth Trilogy.

Bibliography

  • Antonia (1978)
  • The Clouded Hills (1980) a.k.a. Verity
  • Daughter of Aphrodite (1981)
  • Flint and Roses (1981) a.k.a. The Barforth Women
  • The Sleeping Sword (1982) a.k.a. An Independent Woman
  • Days of Grace (1983)
  • A Winter's Child (1984)
  • A Song Twice Over (1985)
  • Distant Choices (1986)
  • The Barforth Trilogy: The Clouded Hills / Flint and Roses / Sleeping Sword (1988 omnibus)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Detailed descriptions in historical romance
Recurring Motifs
Victorian YorkshireFamily conflicts

Legacy

British historical romance novelist. Gained popularity with the Barforth Trilogy and won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award in 1986 for her final novel A Song Twice Over.

Trivia

  • Married to Phillip Jagger, with three daughters: Claudia Carvel, Vanessa Casatello, Alexandra Darby.
  • Worked in Paris and as a probation officer in the north of England before writing.