| Anne Whitfield My Writing |
| I am a story teller. I'm an author of sweeping historicals, romantic contemporary novels and emotional short stories. My stories are set in England and Australia. |
| My First Historical Novel I started to write my first novel, Dreams Of Yesterday, in 1997. The main character, Anna Thornton, came into my head and demanded to be heard. My husband bought me my first computer and I began to put down her story. I finished it two long years later, but still did touch ups on it until 2005. 2006 - This novel has now been re-edited and given a new title. Her Shadowed Heart is available now! |
| My Second Historical Novel My second novel, Kitty McKenzie, was completed at the end of 2001. Again, the main character, Kitty, came into my head and her story needed to be told. She is the lone provider for her family and the course of her life takes her from the deaths of her parents and the loss of her comfortable home to the poor tenements of Victorian York. read how she deals with the trials sent her way. My Third Historical Novel Kitty McKenzie's Land continues the story of Kitty and her family and the struggles she has to overcome with the hardships she faces in a new country. Does she manage to keep her family together? Does she find true happiness and contentment? |
| My Fourth Historical Novel My Fourth completed novel is Gossamer Wings. Again my love of Victorian Yorkshire sets the scene for this book. My character, Grace faces hardship within her homelife and her heart. As the eldest of seven daughters, she finds that keeping her sisters safe from a tyrannical father and the outside world is not as easy as she wished and, at times, it is easier to let them learn their own mistakes. |
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| Petergate, York. This street is featured in my first novel, Dreams Of Yesterday. |
| Stonegate, York. |
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| Lop Lane, York. The twin towers of York Minster, the Cathedral. It is also featured in my first novel, Her Shadowed Heart |
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| My Sixth Historical Novel This novel titled A Noble Place, is wholly set in Australia 1850s. I enjoy researching this era of my country. My character, Phillippa Noble is a strong woman, as many of them were in those difficult times, and I hope she comes across as someone a reader can love and admire. Published by Robert Hale Ltd UK. |
| My Fifth Historical Novel This novel is titled, The Gentle Wind's Caress It's set in 1876, in the areas of Halifax and Heptonstall, West Yorkshire, England. It's about a young woman, Isabelle and her fight to secure a stable home for her brother and herself, but the man she marries, and the marriage itself, is not what she expects. In her unhappiness he falls for her husband's landlord, and life becomes a whole lot complicated. Published by Robert Hale in UK. |
| In this difficult industry, I am very proud to say others have found joy and entertainment in my stories. Editors of publishing companies have seen something in me that is marketable, something worth taking a chance on. I thank them. Readers, either friends, family or complete strangers have sent me letters saying how they've enjoyed my stories. They too, I thank. |
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| My First Contemporary novel Long Distance Love, my first contemporary novel, set in Whitby UK and Camden, Australia. I thoroughly enjoyed writing this modern story and found it a pleasing change from my historicals. Fleur was a wonderful character to write and get to know, and Patrick is a to-die-for hero. |
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| To Love Again Contemporary short story showing that even if you're over forty, you're intitled to love again.. Buy now at The Wild Rose Press |
| My Seventh Historical Novel Broken Hero is set in Bridlington, Yorkshire, England during World War II. Audrey Pearson's life changed when World War II started, it changed again when she falls in love with Captain Jake Harding, a doctor with his own problems and a past that still haunts him. To be released in 2008! My Eighth Historical Novel Woodland Daughter is set in North Yorkshire, England during the years of 1901/1902. Eden Harris hides a secret, only her husband and grandfather know it, but when it becomes known to her worst enemy, her calm, ordered life begins to spin out of control. Death and destruction causes her to flee her home. Will the return of an old love be enough to put the past behind her? |
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| Avenue Of Dreams Contemporary romance short story set in Australia. Buy now at The Wild Rose Press |
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| Journeys Of A Lifetime Anthology by the authors at The Readers' Station. Fiction, Non fiction, poetry. My contribution is a romantic short story called, India Dreaming. Buy Now at Amazon.com |
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