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Emma Darcy

エマ・ダーシー

Ema Dāshī

別名: Wendy Brennan / Frank Brennan
ペンネーム: Emma DarcyHusband-wife joint pen name

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1940-11-28 (Dorrigo, New South Wales)
死没
2020-12-12 (Forresters Beach, New South Wales) 80歳
国籍
Australian
言語
English
宗教
Unknown 洗礼名: Unknown
居住地歴
New South Wales, Australia

経歴

職業
Novelist, High school English teacher, Computer programmer
活動期間
1983年〜2013年
ノミネート
Ned Kelly Award for Best Novel Finalist (Who Killed Bianca?, 2003)

学歴

Unknown
Latin
学位: Honours degree in Latin
国: Australia
Honours degree in Latin. Worked as a high school English teacher. Reputedly the first woman computer programmer in the southern hemisphere.

受賞歴

Ned Kelly Award
2002
対象作品: Who Killed Angelique?
部門: Best First Novel
主催: Australian Crime Writers Association
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Who Killed Angelique?

2001年 Crime Romance

Who Killed Bianca?

2002年 Crime Romance

Tangle of Torment

1983年 Romance novel

作風・主題

文体
Passionate romanceSuspense
頻出モチーフ
MarriageRevengeBillionairesSheikhs

評価・遺産

Pseudonym used by Australian husband-wife writing team. Wrote over 45 romance novels from 1983 to 2013, selling 60 million copies. Won Ned Kelly Award and created the Emma Darcy Award Contest.

豆知識

  • Emma Darcy is the pseudonym of Wendy Brennan (1940–2020) and Frank Brennan (1936–1995), an Australian husband-wife team.
  • After Frank's death in 1995, Wendy continued writing alone.
  • Wendy was reputedly the first woman computer programmer in the southern hemisphere.
  • Survived by three adult sons and five grandchildren.
  • Wendy's sister was romance writer Miranda Lee.
  • Created the Emma Darcy Award Contest in 1993 for the pseudonym's 10th anniversary.