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Reay Tannahill

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Reay Tannahill

Pen Names: Annabel Laine（Used for romance novels）

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1929-12-09 （Glasgow, Scotland）
Died
2007-11-02 （London, England） age 77
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
Glasgow → London

Career

Occupations
Historian, Writer, Novelist, Probation Officer, Advertising Copywriter, Newspaper Reporter, Historical Researcher, Graphic Designer
Active Years
1964-2007
Affiliations
Romantic Novelists' Association, Arts Club, Authors' Club
Memberships
Romantic Novelists' Association, Arts Club and the Authors' Club

Education

Shawlands Academy
General
Country: United Kingdom
Secondary education
University of Glasgow
History
Degree: MA in history and postgraduate certificate in Social Sciences
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Romantic Novel of the Year Award
1990
Work: Passing Glory
Organization: Romantic Novelists' Association
Result: Winner
Premio Letterario Internazionale Chianti Ruffino Antico Fattore
2002
Work: Food in History (revised edition)
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Food in History

1973 Non-fiction

Bestseller non-fiction overview of food history

Food CultureHistory

Sex in History

1980 Non-fiction

Non-fiction overview of sex history

SexHistory

Passing Glory

1989 Historical Romance

Award-winning historical romance novel

RomanceHistory

Bibliography

  • Regency England: The Great Age of the Colour Print (1964)
  • Paris in the Revolution: A Collection of Eye-witness Accounts (1966)
  • The Fine Art of Food (1969)
  • Food in History (1973)
  • Flesh & Blood: A History of the Cannibal Complex (1975)
  • Sex in History (1980)
  • A Dark and Distant Shore (1983)
  • The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1985)
  • Passing Glory (1989)
  • In Still and Stormy Waters (1992)
  • Return of the Stranger (1995)
  • Fatal Majesty: A Novel of Mary, Queen of Scots (1998)
  • The Seventh Son (2001)
  • Having the Builders in (2006)
  • Having the Decorators in (2007)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Detailed historical research-based narrativeAccessible prose
Recurring Motifs
Food and SexHistorical Events

Legacy

Best known for non-fiction bestsellers on food and sex history, and award-winning romance novels.

Archives

  • Penguin Archive, University of Bristol

Trivia

  • Forename 'Reay' is her mother's maiden name