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| birth_name =Patricia Bannister
| birth_date =1923
| birth_date =November 21, 1923
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| death_date =May 18, 2009
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'''Patricia Valeria Bannister''',<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qQoeCwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA273&dq=%22patricia%20bannister%20veryan&pg=PA273#v=onepage&q=%22patricia%20bannister%20veryan&f=false|title=Dictionary of Literary Pseudonym in the English Language|last=Carty|first=T.J.|publisher=Routledge|year=2014|isbn=9781135955786|edition=2nd|location=|pages=273|via=}}</ref> (born 1923 in [[London|London, England]]; died November 18, 2009 in [[Bellevue, Washington]], USA<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.librarything.com/author/veryanpatricia|title=Patricia Veryan {{!}} LibraryThing|website=www.librarything.com|access-date=2016-05-24}}</ref>) was a writer of historical romance fiction from 1978 until 2002. She wrote under the names '''Patricia Veryan''' and '''Gwyneth Moore'''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-3417000017.html|title=Contemporary Authors|last=|first=|publisher=Gale|year=2005|isbn=|location=|pages=|subscription=yes|via=HighBeam Research}}</ref>
'''Patricia Valeria Bannister''',<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qQoeCwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA273&dq=%22patricia%20bannister%20veryan&pg=PA273#v=onepage&q=%22patricia%20bannister%20veryan&f=false|title=Dictionary of Literary Pseudonym in the English Language|last=Carty|first=T.J.|publisher=Routledge|year=2014|isbn=9781135955786|edition=2nd|location=|pages=273|via=}}</ref> (born November 21, 1923 in [[London|London, England]];<ref name=contemp/> died November 18, 2009 in [[Bellevue, Washington]], USA<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.librarything.com/author/veryanpatricia|title=Patricia Veryan {{!}} LibraryThing|website=www.librarything.com|access-date=2016-05-24}}</ref>) was a writer of historical romance fiction from 1978 until 2002. She wrote under the names '''Patricia Veryan''' and '''Gwyneth Moore'''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G2-3417000017.html|title=Contemporary Authors|last=|first=|publisher=Gale|year=2005|isbn=|location=|pages=|subscription=yes|via=HighBeam Research}}</ref>


Her novels, which were written in English, have been translated into several foreign languages including Italian and German. She is best-known for her historical novels set during the [[Georgian era|Georgian]] and [[Regency era|Regency periods]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ramsdell|first=Kristin|date=15 February 2010|title=Farewell|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=48227905&site=ehost-live|journal=Library Journal|volume=135|issue=3|page=80|doi=|pmid=|access-date=18 July 2016|via=EBSCO}}</ref>
Her novels, which were written in English, have been translated into several foreign languages including Italian and German. She is best-known for her historical novels set during the [[Georgian era|Georgian]] and [[Regency era|Regency periods]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ramsdell|first=Kristin|date=15 February 2010|title=Farewell|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=48227905&site=ehost-live|journal=Library Journal|volume=135|issue=3|page=80|doi=|pmid=|access-date=18 July 2016|via=EBSCO}}</ref>
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Bannister was an avid reader at a young age and began writing her own stories by the time she was six.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=103331LM76359790307576&site=ehost-live|title=Guide to Literary Masters & Their Works|last=Furlong-Bolliger|first=Susan|publisher=Literary Reference Center|year=2007|isbn=|location=|pages=|chapter=Patricia Veryan|subscription=yes|via=EBSCO}}</ref> Bannister dropped out of school when she was fourteen, worked in a [[factory]] in London for some time and finally enrolled in Miss Lodge Secretarial School.<ref name=":1" /> Between 1938 and 1940, she was a secretary for the armed forces in London.<ref name=":1" /> She worked for [[Columbia Pictures]] as a secretary for a two years before working for the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] in various places in Europe between 1942 and 1946.<ref name=":1" /> Bannister met her husband, Allan Louis Berg in [[Frankfurt]] and they were married in 1946, moving to [[California]].<ref name=":1" /> She and her husband had two children and for several years, Bannister worked as a [[housewife]].<ref name=":1" /> In 1971, she returned to working as a secretary for the University of California's department of graduate affairs.<ref name=":1" />
Bannister was an avid reader at a young age and began writing her own stories by the time she was six.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=103331LM76359790307576&site=ehost-live|title=Guide to Literary Masters & Their Works|last=Furlong-Bolliger|first=Susan|publisher=Literary Reference Center|year=2007|isbn=|location=|pages=|chapter=Patricia Veryan|subscription=yes|via=EBSCO}}</ref> Bannister dropped out of school when she was fourteen, worked in a [[factory]] in London for some time and finally enrolled in Miss Lodge Secretarial School.<ref name=":1" /> Between 1938 and 1940, she was a secretary for the armed forces in London.<ref name=":1" /> She worked for [[Columbia Pictures]] as a secretary for a two years before working for the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] in various places in Europe between 1942 and 1946.<ref name=":1" /> Bannister met her husband, Allan Louis Berg in [[Frankfurt]] and they were married in 1946, moving to [[California]].<ref name=":1" /> She and her husband had two children and for several years, Bannister worked as a [[housewife]].<ref name=":1" /> In 1971, she returned to working as a secretary for the University of California's department of graduate affairs.<ref name=":1" />


She returned to writing again in 1977, at the urging of a friend.<ref name=":0" /> By 1983, her novels had sold millions of copies and she was awarded the a "Silver Loving Cup" by [[Barbara Cartland]] for her work.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1983/04/22/style/romance-authors-have-a-queen-for-3-days.html|title=Romance Authors Have a Queen for 3 Days|last=Ferretti|first=Fred|date=22 April 1983|work=The New York Times|access-date=18 July 2016|via=}}</ref>
She returned to writing again in 1977, at the urging of a friend.<ref name=":0" /> By 1983, her novels had sold millions of copies and she was awarded the a "Silver Loving Cup" by [[Barbara Cartland]] for her work.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1983/04/22/style/romance-authors-have-a-queen-for-3-days.html|title=Romance Authors Have a Queen for 3 Days|last=Ferretti|first=Fred|date=22 April 1983|work=The New York Times|access-date=18 July 2016|via=}}</ref> She was also given several ''[[Romantic Times]]'' awards.<ref name=contemp>[http://www.encyclopedia.com/article-1G2-3417000017/bannister-patricia-valeria-1923.html ''Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series'', Gale 2009]
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== Works ==
== Works ==
Bannister wrote her first book, ''The Lord and the Gypsy'', while she was working full time and it was published in 1978.<ref name=":1" /> Bannister's books published under the pseudonym Veryan, have been the most critically acclaimed.<ref name=":0" /> ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' praised her works and called ''The Riddle of Alabaster Royal'' (1997), a "Regency that rises farther above the formula than her fine novels usually do."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-312-17121-6|title=The Riddle of the Alabaster Royal|last=|first=|date=|website=Publishers Weekly|publisher=|access-date=18 July 2016}}</ref> ''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'' called ''Never Doubt I Love'' (1995), one of her best Georgian-period novels.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/patricia-veryan/never-doubt-i-love/|title=Never Doubt I Love|last=|first=|date=|website=Kirkus|publisher=|access-date=18 July 2016}}</ref> [[Library|Libraries]] are recommended to collect her books as part of a core collection of Regency Romances by Kristin Ramsdell in her 2012 "Genreflecting Advisory Series."<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lh8sLBFwBQgC&lpg=PA634&dq=%22patricia%20veryan%20moore&pg=PA634#v=onepage&q=%22patricia%20veryan%20moore&f=false|title=Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre|last=Ramsdell|first=Kristin|publisher=Libraries Unlimited|year=2012|isbn=9781610692359|edition=2nd|location=|pages=634|via=}}</ref>
Bannister wrote her first book, ''The Lord and the Gypsy'', while she was working full time and it was published in 1978.<ref name=":1" /> Bannister's books published under the pseudonym Veryan, have been the most critically acclaimed.<ref name=":0" /> ''[[Publishers Weekly]]'' praised her works and called ''The Riddle of Alabaster Royal'' (1997), a "Regency that rises farther above the formula than her fine novels usually do."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-312-17121-6|title=The Riddle of the Alabaster Royal|last=|first=|date=|website=Publishers Weekly|publisher=|access-date=18 July 2016}}</ref> ''[[Kirkus Reviews]]'' called ''Never Doubt I Love'' (1995), one of her best Georgian-period novels.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/patricia-veryan/never-doubt-i-love/|title=Never Doubt I Love|last=|first=|date=|website=Kirkus|publisher=|access-date=18 July 2016}}</ref> [[Library|Libraries]] are recommended to collect her books as part of a core collection of Regency Romances by Kristin Ramsdell in her 2012 "Genreflecting Advisory Series."<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Lh8sLBFwBQgC&lpg=PA634&dq=%22patricia%20veryan%20moore&pg=PA634#v=onepage&q=%22patricia%20veryan%20moore&f=false|title=Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre|last=Ramsdell|first=Kristin|publisher=Libraries Unlimited|year=2012|isbn=9781610692359|edition=2nd|location=|pages=634|via=}}</ref> "Veryan's books are distinguished by well-developed central characters," according to ''Twentieth-century romance and historical writers''<ref name=romhist>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?redir_esc=y&id=zs4KAQAAMAAJ&dq Lesley Henderson, D.L. Kirkpatrick, ''Twentieth-century romance and historical writers'', St. James Press 1990, p657]</ref>, a book which also discusses the suffering undergone by some of her heroes before they can be considered free of past wrongdoing: in, for example, ''The Lord and the Gypsy'' and ''Love Alters Not''.<ref name=romhist/>


'''''Bibliography'''''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mandry.net/veryan/books.html|title=Veryan Books|website=www.mandry.net|access-date=2016-05-24}}</ref>
'''''Bibliography'''''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mandry.net/veryan/books.html|title=Veryan Books|website=www.mandry.net|access-date=2016-05-24}}</ref>

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Patricia Veryan
BornPatricia Bannister
November 21, 1923
DiedMay 18, 2009
Bellevue, Washington, US
Pen nameGwyneth Moore
LanguageEnglish
Period1978–2002
GenreHistorical Fiction, Romance
SubjectJacobite Rebellion, Regency, Georgian

Patricia Valeria Bannister,[1] (born November 21, 1923 in London, England;[2] died November 18, 2009 in Bellevue, Washington, USA[3]) was a writer of historical romance fiction from 1978 until 2002. She wrote under the names Patricia Veryan and Gwyneth Moore.[4]

Her novels, which were written in English, have been translated into several foreign languages including Italian and German. She is best-known for her historical novels set during the Georgian and Regency periods.[5]

Biography

Bannister was an avid reader at a young age and began writing her own stories by the time she was six.[6] Bannister dropped out of school when she was fourteen, worked in a factory in London for some time and finally enrolled in Miss Lodge Secretarial School.[6] Between 1938 and 1940, she was a secretary for the armed forces in London.[6] She worked for Columbia Pictures as a secretary for a two years before working for the U.S. Army in various places in Europe between 1942 and 1946.[6] Bannister met her husband, Allan Louis Berg in Frankfurt and they were married in 1946, moving to California.[6] She and her husband had two children and for several years, Bannister worked as a housewife.[6] In 1971, she returned to working as a secretary for the University of California's department of graduate affairs.[6]

She returned to writing again in 1977, at the urging of a friend.[4] By 1983, her novels had sold millions of copies and she was awarded the a "Silver Loving Cup" by Barbara Cartland for her work.[7] She was also given several Romantic Times awards.[2]

Works

Bannister wrote her first book, The Lord and the Gypsy, while she was working full time and it was published in 1978.[6] Bannister's books published under the pseudonym Veryan, have been the most critically acclaimed.[4] Publishers Weekly praised her works and called The Riddle of Alabaster Royal (1997), a "Regency that rises farther above the formula than her fine novels usually do."[8] Kirkus Reviews called Never Doubt I Love (1995), one of her best Georgian-period novels.[9] Libraries are recommended to collect her books as part of a core collection of Regency Romances by Kristin Ramsdell in her 2012 "Genreflecting Advisory Series."[10] "Veryan's books are distinguished by well-developed central characters," according to Twentieth-century romance and historical writers[11], a book which also discusses the suffering undergone by some of her heroes before they can be considered free of past wrongdoing: in, for example, The Lord and the Gypsy and Love Alters Not.[11]

Bibliography[12]

  • The Lord and the Gypsy (1978)
  • Love's Duet (1979)
  • Mistress of Willowvale (1980)
  • Nanette (1981)
  • Some Brief Folly (1981)
  • Feather Castles (1982)
  • Married Past Redemption (1983)
  • The Noblest Frailty (1983)
  • The Wagered Widow (1984)
  • Sanguinet's Crown (1985)
  • Practice to Deceive (1985)
  • Journey to Enchantment (1986)
  • The Tyrant (1987)
  • Give All to Love (1987)
  • Love Alters Not (1988)
  • Cherished Enemy (1988)
  • The Dedicated Villain (1989)
  • Logic of the Heart (1990)
  • Time's Fool (1991)
  • Had We Never Loved (1992)
  • Poor Splendid Wings (1992)
  • Ask Me No Questions (1993)
  • "Sweet Charlatan" in Autumn Loves (1993)
  • A Shadow's Bliss (1994)
  • Never Doubt I Love (1995)
  • The Mandarin of Mayfair (1995)
  • Lanterns (1996)
  • The Riddle of Alabaster Royal (1997)
  • The Riddle of the Lost Lover (1998)
  • The Riddle of the Reluctant Rake (1999)
  • The Riddle of the Shipwrecked Spinster (2001)
  • The Riddle of the Deplorable Dandy (2002)

As Gwyneth Moore,

  • Men Were Deceivers Ever (1989)
  • The Dirty Frog (1990)
  • Love's Lady Lost (1991)

References

  1. ^ Carty, T.J. (2014). Dictionary of Literary Pseudonym in the English Language (2nd ed.). Routledge. p. 273. ISBN 9781135955786.
  2. ^ a b Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series, Gale 2009
  3. ^ "Patricia Veryan | LibraryThing". www.librarything.com. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Contemporary Authors. Gale. 2005 – via HighBeam Research. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Ramsdell, Kristin (February 15, 2010). "Farewell". Library Journal. 135 (3): 80. Retrieved July 18, 2016 – via EBSCO.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Furlong-Bolliger, Susan (2007). "Patricia Veryan". Guide to Literary Masters & Their Works. Literary Reference Center – via EBSCO. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Ferretti, Fred (April 22, 1983). "Romance Authors Have a Queen for 3 Days". The New York Times. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  8. ^ "The Riddle of the Alabaster Royal". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  9. ^ "Never Doubt I Love". Kirkus. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  10. ^ Ramsdell, Kristin (2012). Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre (2nd ed.). Libraries Unlimited. p. 634. ISBN 9781610692359.
  11. ^ a b Lesley Henderson, D.L. Kirkpatrick, Twentieth-century romance and historical writers, St. James Press 1990, p657
  12. ^ "Veryan Books". www.mandry.net. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
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