Frances Paige is a British writer of over 40

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novels from 1969 to 2007, and she has also written under the pseudonyms Jane Wallace and Jay Allerton. In 1975, her novel ''Vote for a Silk Gown'' won the

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Biography

Frances Paige was born in

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...

, Scotland, UK, and has lived near the Lake District, in North West England for many years. She paints and writes, and has completed over forty novels.

Bibliography

As Jane Wallace

Single novels

* ''The Roof Garden'' (1969) * ''The End is the Beginning'' (1970) * ''Look, You Too Can Be a Success'' (1970) * ''The Searchers'' (1971) * ''For the Best of Reasons'' (1972) * ''The Gulf'' (1973) * ''The Dreaming Towers'' (1973) * ''The Glass Wall'' (1974) aka ''Passions of the Mind'' by Frances Paige * ''The Man Who Liked Couscous'' (1976) * ''The Hidden Venus'' (1977) * ''The Headless Doll'' (1978) * ''Fugitive Summer'' (1981)

As Jay Allerton

Single novels

* ''Vote for a Silk Gown'' (1974) * ''Bomber's Moon'' (1982) * ''Mothers and Daughters'' (1987) * ''The Silk Mill'' (1988) * ''Moonshadows'' (1989) * ''The Laurel Path'' (1990)

As Frances Paige

Single novels

* ''Three Girls'' (1983) * ''Lost Time'' (1985) * ''Blood Ties'' (1995) * ''The Confetti Bed'' (1996) * ''So Long at the Fair'' (1997) * ''The Swimming Pool'' (1998) * ''The Lonely Shore'' (1999) * ''Love is a Stranger'' (2000) * ''The Summer Fields'' (2001) * ''Game to Miss Cowan'' (2001) * ''A Day at the Races'' (2002) * ''Bid Time Return'' (2003) * ''Knowing One's Place'' (2004) * ''Growing Up'' (2005) * ''Glint of Gold'' (2006) * ''The Learning Curve'' (2007)

McGrath Saga

# ''The Sholtie Burn'' (1986) # ''Maeve's Daughter'' (1987) # ''The Distaff Side'' (1988) # ''Men Who March Away'' (1989) # ''The Sholtie Flyer'' (1990)

Mackintosh Sisters

# ''The Glasgow Girls'' (1994) # ''The Painted Ladies'' (1995) # ''The Butterfly Girl'' (1995) # ''Kindred Spirits'' (1997)

References

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