Roberta Gellis (1927–2016)
Auteur van This Scepter'd Isle
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(eng) aka Max Daniels, Leah Jacobs and Priscilla Hamilton
Fotografie: robertagellis.com
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Werken van Roberta Gellis
Madame Leonie 3 exemplaren
Rarer Than a White Crow 1 exemplaar
Alinor 1 exemplaar
Dazzling Brightness 1 exemplaar
Bull God 1 exemplaar
Witch Sight {ss} 1 exemplaar
Ellinor 1 exemplaar
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Algemene kennis
- Officiële naam
- Gellis, Roberta Leah Jacobs
- Pseudoniemen en naamsvarianten
- Jacobs, Leah
Daniels, Max
Hamilton, Priscilla - Geboortedatum
- 1927-09-27
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2016-05-06
- Graflocatie
- Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly, Michigan, USA
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Roslyn Heights, New York, USA
Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Flushing, Michigan - Opleiding
- Hunter College, City University of New York (BS|Chemistry)
Brooklyn Polytechnic University (MS|Biochemistry) - Beroepen
- research chemist
freelance editor
novelist
historical novelist - Organisaties
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
- Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Romance Writers of America (Golden Treasure, 1986)
RT Career Acheivement Award - Korte biografie
- According to her web site, Roberta Gellis has a master's degree in biochemistry and another in medieval literature, and a peculiar working history: ten years as a research chemist, many years as a free-lance editor of scientific manuscripts, and 40 years as a writer. She has ventured into numerous literary genres, including romantic suspense, both historical and contemporary; science fiction; and fantasy. She has been married to her husband Charles for more than 50 years and the couple have one son, Mark, and a granddaughter called Elizabeth.
- Ontwarringsbericht
- aka Max Daniels, Leah Jacobs and Priscilla Hamilton
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- 5,187
- Populariteit
- #4,797
- Waardering
- 3.8
- Besprekingen
- 100
- ISBNs
- 218
- Talen
- 2
- Favoriet
- 10
I liked this book better than [b:Roselynde|27931|Roselynde (The Roselynde Chronicles, #1)|Roberta Gellis|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1298419066s/27931.jpg|2271104]. I'm still not entirely sure I like Alinor, but at least in this book, she showed some jealousy, although she still has the attitude that sex is just like any other bodily function, so she doesn't care if her man has sex with someone else as long as he doesn't love the other woman. Um, no.
I know it was typical in that time period to foster children to other families, but it still blows my mind that at one point, her concern with leaving the country is her children's safety, not that she'll be leaving them for who-knows-how-long.
I'm not sure I like the ending of this book, but at least it's a HEA, for the most part and no major characters die during the book. (Simon is already dead when the book opens.)… (meer)