Dorothy Fowler is a writer who lives on Waiheke Island, New Zealand. In 2009, she published her first novel, What Remains Behind (Random House, 2009),[1] an archaeological mystery set in the Kaipara region of New Zealand.
Fowler lives on Waiheke Island, a gulf island in the Auckland harbour.[2] Prior to becoming a writer, she worked in a variety of jobs including building and boatbuilding, before returning to university as an adult student to study ancient history and archaeology.[3] While completing her Bachelor of Arts in ancient history and archaeology at the University of Auckland, she needed one more paper to complete her degree, so she picked up a course in creative writing taken by acclaimed writer Witi Ihimaera, famous for writing Whale Rider.[4]
Writingedit
Fowler studied for a master's degree in Creative Writing, and was mentored by Witi Ihimaera, and award-winning New Zealand novelist Emily Perkins.[5] She wrote the manuscript to her debut novel as part of her course assignment, a mystery based on an archeological dig set in Whakapirau.[6] Fowler has described her taste in fiction as 'classic whodunnits'; Dorothy L. Sayers, Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, and she used her recent archaeological research from her first degree to form the basis of the research for her first novel.[7]
Novelsedit
2009: What Remains Behind
Reviewsedit
"This novel contains an attractive mix of mystery, history, and archaeology... Dorothy Fowler has done well with her first book and I look forward to more."Ruth Gardner.[8]
"Fowler creates a nice sense of authenticity with the small-town setting, filled with the spider-web of shared histories, and secrets past or present, that can be prevalent in a place where everyone knows everyone (or at least presumes they do)... Overall, an enjoyable read and a promising debut from a new voice in New Zealand writing." Craig Sisterson, NZLawyer magazine[9]
dorothy, fowler, writer, lives, waiheke, island, zealand, 2009, published, first, novel, what, remains, behind, random, house, 2009, archaeological, mystery, kaipara, region, zealand, occupationwriternationalitynew, zealandperiod2009, presentgenremystery, cont. Dorothy Fowler is a writer who lives on Waiheke Island New Zealand In 2009 she published her first novel What Remains Behind Random House 2009 1 an archaeological mystery set in the Kaipara region of New Zealand Dorothy FowlerOccupationWriterNationalityNew ZealandPeriod2009 presentGenreMystery Contents 1 Life 2 Writing 3 Novels 4 Reviews 5 ReferencesLife editFowler lives on Waiheke Island a gulf island in the Auckland harbour 2 Prior to becoming a writer she worked in a variety of jobs including building and boatbuilding before returning to university as an adult student to study ancient history and archaeology 3 While completing her Bachelor of Arts in ancient history and archaeology at the University of Auckland she needed one more paper to complete her degree so she picked up a course in creative writing taken by acclaimed writer Witi Ihimaera famous for writing Whale Rider 4 Writing editFowler studied for a master s degree in Creative Writing and was mentored by Witi Ihimaera and award winning New Zealand novelist Emily Perkins 5 She wrote the manuscript to her debut novel as part of her course assignment a mystery based on an archeological dig set in Whakapirau 6 Fowler has described her taste in fiction as classic whodunnits Dorothy L Sayers Agatha Christie Ngaio Marsh and she used her recent archaeological research from her first degree to form the basis of the research for her first novel 7 Novels edit2009 What Remains BehindReviews edit This novel contains an attractive mix of mystery history and archaeology Dorothy Fowler has done well with her first book and I look forward to more Ruth Gardner 8 Fowler creates a nice sense of authenticity with the small town setting filled with the spider web of shared histories and secrets past or present that can be prevalent in a place where everyone knows everyone or at least presumes they do Overall an enjoyable read and a promising debut from a new voice in New Zealand writing Craig Sisterson NZLawyer magazine 9 References edit Random House official website Gulf News article Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Random House author bio Archived from the original on 22 February 2012 Retrieved 14 August 2009 Gulf News article Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Ibid Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Dargaville News article Gulf News article Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Ruth s Reflections website Crime Watch website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dorothy Fowler amp oldid 1166996783, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
