Elizabeth Harrison (12 January 1921 in

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) was an

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writer of

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s from 1965 to 1995. A medical secretary, she specialized in medical romances. She was the ninth elected Chairman (1977–1979) of the Romantic Novelists' Association.

Biography

Elizabeth Mary Fancourt Harrison was born on 12 January 1921 in

, England. She studied at Berkhamsted School. She worked as medical secretary, and during the

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, she served at

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. As Elizabeth Harrison, she wrote

s from 1965 to 1995, she specialized in medical romances. She was the ninth elected Chairman (1977–1979) of the Romantic Novelists' Association. She died on 26 February 2008 in

, England.

Bibliography

Single novels

*Coffee at Dobree's (1965) *To Mend a Heart (1977) *A Surgeon Called Amanda (1982) *Marrying a Doctor (1984) *The Senior Partner's Daughter (1994) *Made for Each Other (1995)

London's Central Hospital

#The Physicians (1966) #The Ravelston Affair (1967) #Corridors of Healing (1968) #Emergency Call (1970) #Accident Call (1971) #Ambulance Call (1972) #Surgeon's Call (1973) #On Call (1974) #Hospital Call (1975) #Dangerous Call (1976) #Young Doctor Goddard (1978) #Doctor Called Caroline (1979) #A Surgeon's Life (1983) #Surgeon's Affair (1985) #Surgeon at St. Mark's (1986) #The Surgeon She Married (1988) #The Faithful Type (1993)

References and sources

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