Biography of edith pargeter books

From humble beginnings she went on to write novels that have enchanted readers around the world. Through her mother, she grew to love the history and landscape of Shropshire which remained her home for all of her life. She was a keen writer from an early age, writing verse at the age of seven and contributing articles to the school magazine as a teenager.

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She had a varied career before writing full time. Her first job was a temporary Labour Exchange clerk and later, she worked as a chemist's assistant at Dawley. It is from here that she gathered useful information on medicines that she would draw upon later when tackling crime stories. All her spare time was taken up with writing.

Her first short story appeared in a national magazine in , the same year as her first novel Hortensius Friend of Nero, was released. However, Pargeter was not an instant success. Her first novel was a rather dry tale of martyrdom that was not warmly received. She persevered however and The City Lies Foursquare, which was published in , was far more successful.

Many more novels appeared at this time including Ordinary People and She Goes to War , the latter based on her own wartime experiences.