Isabelle Holland

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Isabelle Holland


Born
in Basel, Switzerland
June 16, 1920

Died
February 09, 2002

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Isabelle Christian Holland (born June 16, 1920 in Basel, Switzerland — died February 9, 2002) was an author of children and adult fiction. Her father was the American Consul in Liverpool, England during WWII. She moved to America in 1940 due to the war. She wrote Gothic novels, adult mysteries, romantic thrillers, and many books for children and young adults. She wrote over 50 books in her lifetime, and was still working at the time of her death at age 81 in New York City.

Two of her novels have been made into movies:

Bump in the Night, 1991,
The Man Without a Face, 1993

Both of these novels deal with issues or allegations of pedophilia.

Average rating: 3.64 · 2,251 ratings · 285 reviews · 66 distinct worksSimilar authors
The Man Without a Face

3.75 avg rating — 814 ratings — published 1972 — 22 editions
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Trelawny

3.97 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 1974 — 12 editions
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The Journey Home

3.63 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions
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Behind the Lines

3.40 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1994 — 6 editions
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Moncrieff

3.89 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1975 — 9 editions
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Perdita

3.82 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1983 — 8 editions
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Kilgaren

3.57 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1995 — 11 editions
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Dinah and the Green Fat Kin...

3.91 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1978 — 4 editions
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Heads You Win, Tails I Lose

3.30 avg rating — 63 ratings — published 1973 — 5 editions
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Bump in the Night

3.16 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1988 — 10 editions
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“Guilt is the price we pay willingly for doing what we are going to do anyway.”
Isabelle Holland

“You can be free from everything but the consequences of what you do.”
Isabelle Holland, The Man Without a Face

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