Jessica Mann
Jessica Mann (13 September 1937 – 10 July 2018)[1] was a British writer and novelist. She also wrote several non-fiction books, including Out of Harm's Way, an account of the overseas evacuation of children from Britain in World War II.
Biography
[edit]Born in London, Mann was educated at St Paul's Girls' School and Newnham College, Cambridge, where she read Archaeology and Anglo-Saxon Studies, graduating in 1959.[2] and the University of Leicester, from which she had a degree in Law.[3] She wrote features, comment and reviews for the Literary Review magazine, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, Western Morning News, House & Garden and other publications. She appeared on television programmes such as Question Time and represented the South West on radio's Round Britain Quiz.[2] As a novelist, she specialised in the mystery and suspense genres; her 22 novels were published from 1971 to 2016.[2]
Mann lived near Truro in Cornwall and was married to the archaeologist and historian Charles Thomas until he died in 2016.[4] The couple married a week after Mann completed her Cambridge finals in 1959, and had two sons and two daughters.[5][6]
Books
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References
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- ^ Jessica Mann, crime writer, journalist and broadcaster – obituary The Daily Telegraph, 17 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ^ a b c Tusa, John (23 July 2018). "Jessica Mann obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ Mann, Jessica. "Biography". Jessica Mann Writer of Crime and Suspense Novels. Archived from the original on 23 May 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2009.
- ^ "Professor Charles Thomas". The Times. London. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ Mann, Jessica (28 April 2012). "What do you mean, the good old days?". The Guardian.
- ^ Who's Who[clarification needed]
External links
[edit]- Jessica Mann at British Council: Literature
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