Anne Weale facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Jay Blakeney
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| Born | 20 June 1929 England |
| Died | 24 October 2007 (aged 78) |
| Pen name | Anne Weale, Andrea Blake |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1955–2002 |
| Genre | Romantic novel |
Jay Blakeney (born June 20, 1929 – died October 24, 2007) was a British writer. She was well-known for writing many romance novels. She used the pen names Anne Weale and Andrea Blake. Jay Blakeney wrote over 88 books for Mills & Boon. She wrote these books from 1955 to 2002. She was writing her autobiography, called 88 Heroes…1 Mr Right, when she passed away.
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Who Was Anne Weale?
Anne Weale was a journalist and a writer. She spent most of her life living in Europe. She became very famous for her romance novels in the 1980s. Anne Weale published her first romance novel in 1955. Her last book came out in 2002.
Starting Her Writing Journey
Anne Weale went to Norwich High School for Girls. She started writing even when she was still in school. She sold short stories to a magazine for women. Later, she worked as a journalist. This helped her improve her writing skills. She worked as a reporter for three different British newspapers. After a while, she decided to focus more on writing her novels.
A World of Stories: Travel and Books
Anne Weale loved to travel a lot. This passion for travel showed up in her stories. Many of her books were set in exciting and faraway places. When she was not traveling, Anne and her husband lived in different places. They spent winters in Spain and summers on the island of Guernsey. Her husband had a son who led adventure trips.
Anne Weale wrote many books. This included many romance novels. These books appeared in different series during the 1980s and 1990s. Anne thought her longer novels were her best work. These books were written in the 1980s. They are not printed anymore. But readers around the world still find her books. They look for them in second-hand bookshops and libraries. Most of these longer books are about a made-up English country house. It was called Longwarden. The stories were about the people who lived there over time.
Connecting with Readers Online
From 1998 to 2004, Anne wrote a special column. It was called Bookworm on the Net. This column reviewed websites. It was for The Bookseller magazine. This magazine is the top weekly book trade magazine in the UK. About 80,000 people read it in 96 countries. In May 2005, she started a blog with the same name. When she passed away, she was working on her life story. It was titled 88 Heroes...1 Mr. Right.
