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Liz Fenwick

リズ・フェンウィック

Rizu Fenwickku

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1963 （Massachusetts, U.S.）
Died
n/a （n/a）
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Massachusetts, USA → Cornwall, England → Canada → Russia → USA → Indonesia → UAE

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
2012-2024
Nominations
Romantic Readers Award 2014 (A Cornish Stranger), RNA Contemporary Romantic Novel 2016 (Under a Cornish Sky), RNA Historical Romantic Novel 2024 (The Secret Shore)

Education

Mount Holyoke College
English Literature
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Year of Graduation: 1985
Country: United States

Awards

Romantic Readers Award
2013
Work: A Cornish Affair
Organization: Festival of Romantic Fiction
Result: winner
RNA Award for Popular Romantic Fiction
2022
Work: The River Between Us
Category: Popular Romantic Fiction
Organization: Romantic Novelists' Association
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Romantic Novelists' Association Awards (RoNA Awards) 10 appearances
  1. Edition 68 (2022) Winner
  2. Edition 91 (2022, held 2 times in year) Winner
  3. Edition 105 (2022, held 3 times in year) Winner
  4. Edition 119 (2022, held 4 times in year) Winner
  5. Edition 134 (2022, held 5 times in year) Winner
  6. Edition 158 (2022, held 7 times in year) Winner
  7. Edition 165 (2022, held 8 times in year) Winner
  8. Edition 171 (2022, held 9 times in year) Winner
  9. Edition 177 (2022, held 10 times in year) Winner
  10. Edition 181 (2022, held 11 times in year) Winner

Works

Major Works

The Cornish House

2012 Commercial fiction

Debut novel inspired by Cornwall's history and landscape.

CornwallRomanceHistory

A Cornish Affair

2013 Commercial fiction
CornwallRomance

The River Between Us

2021 Commercial fiction
CornwallFamilySecrets

The Secret Shore

2023 Commercial fiction
CornwallHistory

Bibliography

  • The Cornish House (2012)
  • A Cornish Affair (2013)
  • A Cornish Stranger (2014)
  • Under a Cornish Sky (2016)
  • The Returning Tide (2017)
  • One Cornish Summer (2018)
  • The Path to the Sea (2020)
  • The River Between Us (2021)
  • The Secret Shore (2023)
  • The Secrets of Harbour House (2025)
  • A Cornish Christmas Carol (2016, Novella)
  • Delivering Christmas (2023, Novella)

Translations of Works

  • Her books have been translated into 15 languages

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Commercial fiction inspired by Cornwall's history and landscapeEngaging storytelling
Recurring Motifs
CornwallRomanceSecretsFamily

Legacy

Named 'the queen of the contemporary Cornish novel' by The Guardian in 2017. Award-winning American novelist living in Cornwall with nine novels and two novellas published.

Trivia

  • Owns a home in Cornwall since 1996 and lives there.
  • Experienced ten international relocations following her husband's career.
  • Hosted the Emirates Literature Foundation's first Mentorship Programme in 2015.