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Diane Pearson

Diane Margaret Pearson was born on 5 November 1931 in Croyden, London, England, daughter of Miriam Harriet Youde and William Holker. During her childhood, she often visited her grandparents in a village on the Surrey/Kent borders. She attended Secondary School in Croyden.

At 16, Diane started her career in publishing with Jonathan Cape Ltd, and she has been Senior Editor for Transworld Publishers for more than 35 years. In 1994 she won the British Book Award for Editor of the Year. As Diane Pearson she has published six historical romance novels and several short stories. She is also was the President of the Romantic Novelists' Association from 1986 to 2011, when she retired.

Diane became in 1975, the second wife of the Irish actor Richard Leech (McClelland). A widow since 2004, she now lives in her native London.

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British editor and novelist (1931-2017)

Born 5 November 1931

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  • Cover of: Csardas

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  • Cover of: VOICES OF SUMMER

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  • Cover of: The summer of the Barshinskeys

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  • Cover of: The loom of Tancred.

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  • Cover of: The bride of Tancred

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  • Cover of: The Czardas

    First published in 1991 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Loom of the Tancred

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British editor and novelist (1931-2017)

Born 5 November 1931

Subjects

Fiction, Fiction in English, Fiction, general, Fiction, romance, historical, general, Large type books, Country life, Domestic fiction, England, fiction, Fiction, religious, Fiction, romance, general, History, Hungary, fiction, Manners and customs, New York Times reviewed, Opera, Protected DAISY, Romance fiction, Social life and customs

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Alps, Austrian (Austria), Hungary, Soviet Union

Time

20th century

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Alternative names

  • Diane Margaret Pearson McClelland
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March 27, 2023 Edited by ditchqueen Edited without comment.
August 25, 2013 Edited by CGN Edited without comment.
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March 11, 2013 Edited by CGN Added new photo
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import