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Emma Blair


Born
in Glasgow, Scotland, The United Kingdom
August 12, 1942

Died
July 03, 2011

Website

Genre
Historical Fiction, Romance, Saga


Iain Blair was born on 12 August 1942 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. He was an actor and writer, married with the also writer Jane Blanchard. Initially he wrote plays for theatre and television, but later began to write novels. He started out writing suspense novels as Iain Blair, but after being unsuccessful with this genre, switched to writing popular historical romance fiction sagas. But according to his Web site, Iain Blair's publishers decided he'd sell far more books simply by being published as a woman because is a women's fiction genre. "I was given absolutely no choice in the matter. They'd decided on a sex change and even the name. So that was that. Emma I became and Emma I've stayed." His true identity remained a secret until 1998 whe ...more

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Average rating: 4.01 · 2,424 ratings · 171 reviews · 117 distinct works • Similar authors
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4.25 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 1991 — 9 editions
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Half Hidden
4.18 avg rating — 154 ratings — published 1996 — 11 editions
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Wild Strawberries
3.83 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 2000 — 13 editions
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Flower of Scotland
4.10 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 1998 — 13 editions
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Goodnight, Sweet Prince
4.10 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 2000 — 14 editions
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Little White Lies
4.05 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 2005 — 14 editions
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The Princess of Poor Street
4.14 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 1987 — 8 editions
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Forget-Me-Not
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A Most Determined Woman
3.89 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 1988 — 13 editions
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Finding Happiness
3.56 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 2003 — 14 editions
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“frantically”
― Emma Blair, Jessie Gray
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“then lost consciousness, and pitched sideways into the water. A grim-looking Alice switched off the wireless. The three”
― Emma Blair, Sweethearts
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“her shoulder blades, and just below there.”
― Emma Blair, The Blackbird's Tale
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