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Pamela Kent


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

Died
December 03, 2013

Genre
Romance, Contemporary


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 ...more

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Average rating: 2.76 · 256 ratings · 67 reviews · 32 distinct works • Similar authors
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Meet me in Istanbul
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Star Creek
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Enemy Lover
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White Heat
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Beloved enemies
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City of Palms
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Nile Dusk
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Flight to the Stars
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Desert Doorway
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