Penelope Vincenzi (née Hannaford; 10 April 1939 – 25 February 2018) was a British novelist, who wrote 17 novels and 2 collections of stories.[1] Her sales by 2014 amounted to over 7 million copies.[2]
She was born Penelope Hannaford, on 10 April 1939 in Bournemouth, the daughter of Stanley George Hannaford (died 1985) and Mary Blanche Hannaford née Hawkey (died 1987) of New Milton, Hampshire.[2][3][4] She was an only child, with "the most ordinary background you could possibly imagine".[2] As a child, the family moved to Devon.[2] She was educated at Notting Hill and Ealing High School.[4]
Careeredit
In 1962, she started to work for the Daily Mirror as a secretary, and after a year was working for the women's editor Marjorie Proops, who knowing of her journalistic ambitions, let her help with research and small tasks.[5][6]
Vincenzi was also a fashion journalist who worked for various publications, including the Daily Mirror and Vogue.[2]
Personal lifeedit
She met her future husband Paul Robert Vincenzi, an advertising executive, the son of Dr Julius Vincenzi of Earls Colne, Essex, when she was 19.[2][4] They married on 27 May 1960, and had four daughters.[2][4][5] He died from a brain tumour in 2009.[2]
^ ab"How We Met: Penny Vincenzi and Marjorie Proops". The Independent. 12 December 1993. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
^Kean, Danuta (28 February 2018). "Penny Vincenzi obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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penny, vincenzi, penelope, vincenzi, née, hannaford, april, 1939, february, 2018, british, novelist, wrote, novels, collections, stories, sales, 2014, amounted, over, million, copies, bornpenelope, hannford, 1939, april, 1939bournemouth, hampshire, englanddied. Penelope Vincenzi nee Hannaford 10 April 1939 25 February 2018 was a British novelist who wrote 17 novels and 2 collections of stories 1 Her sales by 2014 amounted to over 7 million copies 2 Penny VincenziBornPenelope Hannford 1939 04 10 10 April 1939Bournemouth Hampshire EnglandDied25 February 2018 2018 02 25 aged 78 OccupationNovelistSpousePaul Vincenzi m 1960 died 2009 wbr Children4 daughters Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Publications novels 5 ReferencesEarly life editShe was born Penelope Hannaford on 10 April 1939 in Bournemouth the daughter of Stanley George Hannaford died 1985 and Mary Blanche Hannaford nee Hawkey died 1987 of New Milton Hampshire 2 3 4 She was an only child with the most ordinary background you could possibly imagine 2 As a child the family moved to Devon 2 She was educated at Notting Hill and Ealing High School 4 Career editIn 1962 she started to work for the Daily Mirror as a secretary and after a year was working for the women s editor Marjorie Proops who knowing of her journalistic ambitions let her help with research and small tasks 5 6 Vincenzi was also a fashion journalist who worked for various publications including the Daily Mirror and Vogue 2 Personal life editShe met her future husband Paul Robert Vincenzi an advertising executive the son of Dr Julius Vincenzi of Earls Colne Essex when she was 19 2 4 They married on 27 May 1960 and had four daughters 2 4 5 He died from a brain tumour in 2009 2 Vincenzi died on 25 February 2018 aged 78 1 Publications novels editThe Compleat Liar non fiction 1977 Old Sins 1989 Wicked Pleasures 1992 An Outrageous Affair 1993 Another Woman 1994 Forbidden Places 1995 The Dilemma 1996 Windfall 1997 Almost a Crime 1999 No Angel 2000 Something Dangerous 2001 Into Temptation 2002 Sheer Abandon 2005 An Absolute Scandal 2007 The Best of Times 2009 The Decision 2011 A Perfect Heritage 2014 A Question of Trust 2017 References edit a b Cowdrey Katherine 26 February 2018 Beloved author Penny Vincenzi dies The Bookseller Retrieved 26 February 2018 a b c d e f g h Penny Vincenzi I never plot what will happen telegraph co uk Retrieved 17 December 2016 Penny Vincenzi bfi org uk Archived from the original on 21 December 2016 Retrieved 17 December 2016 a b c d Lucy Hume Debrett s People of Today 2017 p 1893 Debrett s ISBN 978 1 9997670 3 7 accessed 27 February 2018 a b How We Met Penny Vincenzi and Marjorie Proops The Independent 12 December 1993 Archived from the original on 25 May 2022 Retrieved 27 February 2018 Kean Danuta 28 February 2018 Penny Vincenzi obituary The Guardian Retrieved 28 February 2018 nbsp This article about a novelist from the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Penny Vincenzi amp oldid 1217649641, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
