Romantic Novelists' Association Awards (RoNA Awards)
2 appearances
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Edition 10 (1970) Winner
Rona Randall
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Rona Randall
Aliases:
Rona Green Shambrook / Rona Shambrook / Rona Green
Pen Names:
Rona Shambrook（Married name, used for some novels）,
Virginia Standage（Pseudonym used for some novels）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1911-06-16 （Birkenhead, Cheshire, England）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Journalist, Editor, Actress
- Active Years
- 1942-2001
- Affiliations
- Amalgamated Press, George Newnes Ltd
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitmans College | — | Literary | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Royal Society of Arts | — | English literature | Diploma in English literature | — | United Kingdom |
| Birkenhead School of Art | — | Literary | — | — | United Kingdom |
Pitmans College
Literary
Country:
United Kingdom
London
Royal Society of Arts
English literature
Degree:
Diploma in English literature
Country:
United Kingdom
Birkenhead School of Art
Literary
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Romantic Novel of the Year Award | Broken Tapestry | — | Romantic Novelists' Association | winner |
Romantic Novel of the Year Award
1970
Work:
Broken Tapestry
Organization:
Romantic Novelists' Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Broken Tapestry
1969 RomanceA contemporary novel about a broken family.
broken family
The Drayton Legacy
1986 RomanceFirst book in the Potters Saga.
legacyfamily
The Model Wife: Nineteenth Century Style
1989 Non-fictionA book about 19th-century social customs, including clothing.
19th centuryfashion
Bibliography
- The Moon Returns (1942)
- Doctor Havelock's Wife (1943)
- Rebel Wife (1944)
- The Late Mrs. Lane (1945)
- That Girl, Jennifer! (1946)
- The Howards of Saxondale (1946)
- The Fleeting Hour (1947)
- She Married a Doctor (1947)
- The Street of the Singing Fountain (1948)
- Shadows on the Sand (1949)
- Delayed Harvest (1950)
- Young Dr. Kenway (1950)
- The Island Doctor (1951)
- Bright Morning (1952)
- Girls in White (1953)
- Young Sir Galahad (1953)
- Journey to Love (1953)
- Faith, Hope and Charity (1954)
- The Merry Andrews (1954)
- Desert Flower (1955)
- A Girl Called Ann (1956)
- Leap in the Dark (1956)
- Runaway from Love (1956)
- The Cedar Tree (1957)
- Nurse Stacey Comes Aboard (1958)
- The Doctor Falls in Love (1958)
- Dancing Cinderella (1959)
- Love and Dr. Maynard (1959)
- Enchanted Eden (1960)
- Sister at Sea (1960)
- Girl in Love (1961)
- Hotel de Luxe (1961)
- House Surgeon at Luke's (19??)
- Walk Into My Parlour (1962)
- Murmuring Willow (1962)
- Seven Days from Midnight (1965)
- The Arrogant Duke (1966)
- Knight's Keep (1967)
- Broken Tapestry (1969)
- The Witching Hour (1970)
- Silent Thunder (1971)
- The Midnight Walker (1973)
- Dragonmede (1974)
- The Watchman's Stone (1975)
- The Eagle at the Gate (1978)
- The Mating Dance (1979)
- The Ladies of Hanover Square (1981)
- Curtain Call (1983)
- The Frozen Ceiling (1999)
- The Tower Room (2001)
Translations by Author
- Jordan and the Holy Land (1968)
- The Model Wife: Nineteenth Century Style (1989)
- Writing Popular Fiction (1992)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Gothic fictionRomance novelDoctor-nurse romanceHistorical mystery romance
- Recurring Motifs
- lovefamilymystery
Legacy
British writer of over 50 gothic and romance novels, winner of the Romantic Novel of the Year Award in 1970 for Broken Tapestry. Wrote doctor-nurse romances, gothic romances, and historical mystery romances.
Trivia
- Former actress who worked as a sub-director at Amalgamated Press and assistant editor at George Newnes Ltd.
- Married Frederick Walter Shambrook in 1938 and had one son.