Academics of Teesside University - Philippa Gregory, Gervase Phinn, Robert V. Adams, Chris Stevenson, A. J. Pollard, Nigel Kitching (Paperback)

Chapters: Philippa Gregory, Gervase Phinn, Robert V. Adams, Chris Stevenson, A. J. Pollard, Nigel Kitching. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Philippa Gregory (born 9 January 1954) is an English historical novelist. Philippa Gregory was born in Kenya. When she was two years old, her family moved to England. She was a "rebel" at school, but eventually decided to go to university and was educated at the University of Sussex. She worked in BBC radio for two years before attending the University of Edinburgh, where she earned her doctorate in 18th-century literature. She has taught at the University of Durham, University of Teesside, and the Open University, and was made a Fellow of Kingston University in 1994. Her academic background has given her a knowledge of and enthusiasm for many periods of history but particularly for the Tudor period and the 16th century. Her research in 18th-century literature led her to write the bestselling Lacey trilogy Wideacre, which is a gripping story about the love of land and incest, The Favored Child and Meridon. This was followed by The Wise Woman, described as a dazzling, disturbing novel of dark powers and desires set against the rich tapestry of the Reformation. A Respectable Trade, a novel of slave trade in England, set in 18th-century Bristol, was adapted by Gregory for an acclaimed four-part drama series for BBC television. Gregory's script was nominated for a BAFTA, won an award from the Committee for Racial Equality, and the film was shown worldwide. Two novels about a gardening family at the heart of the English Civil War: Earthly Joys and Virgin Earth won her new fans, while her contemporary novels Perfectly Correct, Mrs Hartley And The Growth Centre, The Little House and Zelda's Cut remain favourites w...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=20299