Madeleine A. Polland facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Madeleine A. Polland
Born	Madeleine Angela Cahill Polland 31 May 1918 Ireland
Died	2005
Pen name	Frances Adrian
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	Irish
Genre	Novels and children's fiction

Madeleine Angela Polland (born May 31, 1918 – died 2005) was an Irish author. She wrote many exciting books, especially for children. She was well-known for her historical fiction stories. These stories were set in different times and places from the past.

About Her Life

Madeleine Angela Cahill was born in Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. This was on May 31, 1918. While she was still in school, her family moved to England. She went to Hitchin Girls' Grammar School in Hertfordshire from 1929 to 1937.

After school, Madeleine worked as an assistant librarian. She worked in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, from 1939 to 1942. She returned to this job from 1945 to 1946. During the Second World War, she helped with the war effort. She worked for the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Her job was at a radar station from 1942 to 1945. Radar helped detect planes.

In 1946, she married Arthur Joseph Polland. They had two children together. Madeleine Polland also wrote books using another name. This name was Frances Adrian. In her later years, she lived in Málaga, Spain. Polland wrote historical fiction books set in many different countries. She often traveled to these places herself to do research for her stories.

Her Books

Madeleine Polland wrote many books. Here is a list of some of her popular titles:

• Children of the Red King, 1960
• The Town across the Water, 1961
• Beorn the Proud, 1961
• Fingal's Quest, 1961
• The White Twilight, 1962
• Chuiraquimba and the Black Robes, 1962
• City of the Golden House, 1963
• The Queen's Blessing, 1963
• Flame over Tara, 1964
• Thicker Than Water, 1964
• Mission to Cathay, 1965
• Queen without Crown, 1965
• Deirdre, 1967
• The Little Spot of Bother (in the U.S. as Minutes of a Murder), 1967
• To Tell My People, 1968
• Stranger in the Hills, 1968
• Random Army (in the U.S. as Shattered Summer), 1969
• To Kill a King, 1970
• Alhambra, 1970
• A Family Affair, 1971
• Package to Spain, 1971
• Daughter to Poseidon (in the U.S. as Daughter of the Sea), 1972
• Prince of the Double Axe, 1976
• Double Shadow, 1977
• Sabrina, 1979
• All Their Kingdoms, 1981
• The Heart Speaks Many Ways, 1982
• No Price Too High, 1984
• As It Was in the Beginning, 1987
• Rich Man's Flowers, 1989
• The Pomegranate House, 1992