Rosemary Pollock (26 July 1943 – 8 July 2022) was a British writer of a dozen romance novels from 1968 to 1981. She was the daughter of the centenarian romance writer and painter Ida Pollock (1908–2013) and Lieut Colonel Hugh Alexander PollockD.S.O. Royal Scots Fusilers (1888–1971).[1]
Rosemary Pollock was born in 1944 in Guildford, Surrey, England, the sole child of Hugh and Ida Pollock, who met when her father worked as editor at book department in the publishing firm of George Newnes, and they lost her mother's manuscript. Her father was a veteran of World War I and assistant to Winston Churchill, and he had been married twice previously. In 1913, he married Marion Atkinson, with whom he had two sons, William Cecil Alexander (1914–1916) and Edward Alistair (1915–1969); they divorced after World War I. In 1924, he remarried the children's writer Enid Blyton (1897–1968), with whom he had two daughters, Gillian Mary (1931–2007) and Imogen Mary (b. 1935). In 1941, he re-joined the Army, afterwards working for a while at the Cabinet Office in London and after met again Ida, he offered her a post as civilian secretary. His marriage had difficulties, and finally, they divorced in 1943 and Enid married Dr. Kenneth Fraser Darrell Water and Hugh married Ida six days later.[2] Enid changed the name of their daughters and Hugh did not see them again, although Enid had promised access as part of his taking the blame for the divorce. After World War II, George Newnes, Hugh's old firm, decided not to work with him anymore. They also represented Enid Blyton and were not willing to let her go. After this the marriage experienced financial problems and, in 1950, Hugh had to declare bankruptcy while he struggled with alcoholism. Her mother decided to help writing popular contemporary romances. Soon, she became a prolific and successful romantic novelist, her books (under ten different pseudonyms) being brought out by several major publishers.[3]
During Rosemary's early years the family travelled widely and lived in many parts of England. It was Rosemary's asthma that brought the family to Cornwall. They also lived in Ireland, France, Italy, Malta and Switzerland, where they successfully obtained a lasting cure for Rosemary's debilitating condition. Her father died on 8 November 1971 in Malta, where he is buried in the British military cemetery. After his death, her mother and she returned to England and they lived for several years in Wiltshire, before moving to Lanreath in 1986. After Enid Blyton's death, Rosemary was put in touch with her half sisters, but their father never saw them again. Her mother died on 3 December 2013, aged 105.
Careeredit
Rosemary wrote a dozen romance novels from 1968 to 1981, and also helped her mother with some of her many projects. In 2009, at 100 years her mother published her autobiography, Starlight.[3]
Bibliographyedit
As Rosemary Pollockedit
Novelsedit
The Breadth of Heaven (1968)
A Touch of Starlight (1969)
The Mountains of Spring (1971)
Song Above the Clouds (1972)
Summer Comes Slowly (1976)
Tiger in Darkness (1978)
White Hibiscus (1979)
The Sun and Catriona (1981)
Anthologies in collaborationedit
Mountains of Spring / O'kiss Me, Kate / Blue Jasmine (1976) (with Valerie Thian and Violet Winspear)
Sea Lightning / White Hibiscus / Liberated Lady (1987) (with Linda Harrel and Sally Wentworth)[4]
rosemary, pollock, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, april, 2. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rosemary Pollock news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Rosemary Pollock 26 July 1943 8 July 2022 was a British writer of a dozen romance novels from 1968 to 1981 She was the daughter of the centenarian romance writer and painter Ida Pollock 1908 2013 and Lieut Colonel Hugh Alexander Pollock D S O Royal Scots Fusilers 1888 1971 1 Rosemary PollockBorn26 July 1943Guildford Surrey England UKDied8 July 2022 2022 07 09 aged 78 Cornwall England UKOccupationNovelistPeriod1968 1981GenreRomanceParentsHugh Alexander Pollock Ida PollockRelativesGillian Baverstock half sister Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Bibliography 3 1 As Rosemary Pollock 3 1 1 Novels 3 1 2 Anthologies in collaboration 4 ReferencesBiography editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Rosemary Pollock news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message Rosemary Pollock was born in 1944 in Guildford Surrey England the sole child of Hugh and Ida Pollock who met when her father worked as editor at book department in the publishing firm of George Newnes and they lost her mother s manuscript Her father was a veteran of World War I and assistant to Winston Churchill and he had been married twice previously In 1913 he married Marion Atkinson with whom he had two sons William Cecil Alexander 1914 1916 and Edward Alistair 1915 1969 they divorced after World War I In 1924 he remarried the children s writer Enid Blyton 1897 1968 with whom he had two daughters Gillian Mary 1931 2007 and Imogen Mary b 1935 In 1941 he re joined the Army afterwards working for a while at the Cabinet Office in London and after met again Ida he offered her a post as civilian secretary His marriage had difficulties and finally they divorced in 1943 and Enid married Dr Kenneth Fraser Darrell Water and Hugh married Ida six days later 2 Enid changed the name of their daughters and Hugh did not see them again although Enid had promised access as part of his taking the blame for the divorce After World War II George Newnes Hugh s old firm decided not to work with him anymore They also represented Enid Blyton and were not willing to let her go After this the marriage experienced financial problems and in 1950 Hugh had to declare bankruptcy while he struggled with alcoholism Her mother decided to help writing popular contemporary romances Soon she became a prolific and successful romantic novelist her books under ten different pseudonyms being brought out by several major publishers 3 During Rosemary s early years the family travelled widely and lived in many parts of England It was Rosemary s asthma that brought the family to Cornwall They also lived in Ireland France Italy Malta and Switzerland where they successfully obtained a lasting cure for Rosemary s debilitating condition Her father died on 8 November 1971 in Malta where he is buried in the British military cemetery After his death her mother and she returned to England and they lived for several years in Wiltshire before moving to Lanreath in 1986 After Enid Blyton s death Rosemary was put in touch with her half sisters but their father never saw them again Her mother died on 3 December 2013 aged 105 Career editRosemary wrote a dozen romance novels from 1968 to 1981 and also helped her mother with some of her many projects In 2009 at 100 years her mother published her autobiography Starlight 3 Bibliography editAs Rosemary Pollock edit Novels edit The Breadth of Heaven 1968 A Touch of Starlight 1969 The Mountains of Spring 1971 Song Above the Clouds 1972 Summer Comes Slowly 1976 Tiger in Darkness 1978 White Hibiscus 1979 The Sun and Catriona 1981 Anthologies in collaboration edit Mountains of Spring O kiss Me Kate Blue Jasmine 1976 with Valerie Thian and Violet Winspear Sea Lightning White Hibiscus Liberated Lady 1987 with Linda Harrel and Sally Wentworth 4 References edit Rosemary Pollock at fantasticfiction Rosemary Pollock www goodreads com Retrieved 2024 03 13 a b Profile fictiondb com Accessed 28 April 2022 Rosemary Pollock Author LibraryThing LibraryThing com Retrieved 2024 03 13 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rosemary Pollock amp oldid 1213577845, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
