Susan Barrie

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Susan Barrie


Born
in Lewisham, London, England, The United Kingdom
April 12, 1908

Died
December 03, 2013

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One of many pseudonyms used by Ida Julia Pollock, née Crowe.

Mrs. Pollack was a British writer of several short-stories and 125 romance novels that were published under her married name and under a number of different pseudonyms: Joan M. Allen; Susan Barrie, Pamela Kent, Averil Ives, Anita Charles, Barbara Rowan, Jane Beaufort, Rose Burghley, Mary Whistler and Marguerite Bell. She has sold millions of copies over her 90-year career. She has been referred to as the "world's oldest novelist" who was still active at 105 and continued writing until her death.

Ida and her husband, Lt Colonel Hugh Alexander Pollock, DSO (1888–1971), a veteran of war and Winston Churchill's collaborator and editor, had a daughter, Rosemary Pollock, who is also a ro
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Average rating: 2.94 · 570 ratings · 133 reviews · 49 distinct worksSimilar authors
A Case of Heart Trouble

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Wild Sonata

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3.10 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1968 — 7 editions
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So Dear to My Heart

2.88 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1956 — 12 editions
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Four Roads to Windrush

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3.63 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1957 — 4 editions
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Marry a Stranger

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liked it 3.00 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1954 — 8 editions
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Bride in Waiting

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2.79 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1961 — 9 editions
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Castle Thunderbird

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3.12 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1965 — 9 editions
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Carpet of Dreams

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3.05 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1955 — 12 editions
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Accidental Bride

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liked it 3.00 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1967 — 8 editions
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Mistress of Brown Furrows

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2.73 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1952 — 11 editions
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