Jean Chapman (born 30 October 1929) is a British writer of

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s since 1981 and a lecturer in creative writing. Her

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''The Unreasoning Earth'' and ''The Red Pavilion'' were both shortlisted for the Parker Pen Romantic Novel of the Year Award. She was elected the twenty Chairman (2001–2003) of the

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and is the three-time President of the Leicester Writer's Club.

Biography

Chapman married Lionel Alan Chapman; they had 1 son and 2 daughters. In 1989, she obtained a BA at Open University.

Bibliography

Single novels

*''The Unreasoning Earth'' (1981) *''Tangled Dynasty'' (1984) *''The Forbidden Path'' (1986) *''Savage Legacy'' (1987) *''The Bellmakers'' (1991) *''Fortune's Woman'' (1991) *''A World Apart'' (1993) *''The Red Pavilion'' (1995) *''The Soldier's Girl'' (1997) *''This Time Last Year'' (1999) *''A New Beginning'' (2001) *''By Touch Alone'' (2015)

Philipps-Sinclair Saga

#''And a Golden Pear'' (2002) #''Danced Over the Sea'' (2004)

John Cannon Series

#''Both Sides of the Fence'' (2009) #''A Watery Grave'' (2011) #''Deadly Serious'' (2013) #''Deadly Zeal'' (2015) #''Deadly Odds (2018) Source for bibliography:

References and sources

British romantic fiction writers 1929 births Living people {{UK-novelist-stub