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{{Short description|British author of historical fiction (born 1937)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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'''Valerie Anand''' (born 1937) is a British author of historical fiction.<ref name="ShippeyArnold2003">{{cite book|last1=Shippey|first1=T. A.|last2=Arnold|first2=Martin|title=Film and Fiction: Reviewing the Middle Ages|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=BZW_NxMH_JcC&pg=PA80|accessdate=17 April 2012|date=2003-02-01|publisher=Boydell & Brewer|isbn=978-0-85991-772-8|pages=80–}}</ref>
'''Valerie Anand''' (born 1937) is a British author of historical fiction.<ref name="ShippeyArnold2003">{{cite book|last1=Shippey|first1=T. A.|last2=Arnold|first2=Martin|title=Film and Fiction: Reviewing the Middle Ages|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BZW_NxMH_JcC&pg=PA80|access-date=17 April 2012|date=2003-02-01|publisher=Boydell & Brewer|isbn=978-0-85991-772-8|pages=80–}}</ref>


==Fiction==
==Fiction==
Under the pen name '''Fiona Buckley'''<ref name="CharlesClark2011">{{cite book|last1=Charles|first1=John|last2=Clark|first2=Candace|last3=Hamilton-Selway|first3=Joanne|author4=Joanna Morrison|title=The Readers' Advisory Guide to Mystery|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=3v922ay0n34C&pg=PA72|accessdate=17 April 2012|date=2011-11-30|publisher=ALA Editions|isbn=978-0-8389-1113-6|pages=72–}}</ref><ref name="Brunsdale2006">{{cite book|last=Brunsdale|first=Mitzi|title=Gumshoes: A Dictionary of Fictional Detectives|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=whnSaLfYcLQC&pg=PA418|accessdate=17 April 2012|year=2006|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-33331-6|pages=418–}}</ref> she writes the series of historical mysteries, set in the reign of [[Elizabeth I of England]], featuring "Ursula Blanchard" (whose full name is Ursula Faldene Blanchard de la Roche Stannard). Under her own name she writes historical fiction based on the royalty of England and the ''Bridges over Time'' series which follows a family from the eleventh century through the nineteenth century.
Under the pen name '''Fiona Buckley'''<ref name="CharlesClark2011">{{cite book|last1=Charles|first1=John|last2=Clark|first2=Candace|last3=Hamilton-Selway|first3=Joanne|author4=Joanna Morrison|title=The Readers' Advisory Guide to Mystery|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3v922ay0n34C&pg=PA72|access-date=17 April 2012|date=2011-11-30|publisher=ALA Editions|isbn=978-0-8389-1113-6|pages=72–}}</ref><ref name="Brunsdale2006">{{cite book|last=Brunsdale|first=Mitzi|title=Gumshoes: A Dictionary of Fictional Detectives|url=https://archive.org/details/gumshoes00mitz|url-access=registration|access-date=17 April 2012|year=2006|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-33331-6|pages=[https://archive.org/details/gumshoes00mitz/page/418 418]–}}</ref> she writes the series of historical mysteries, set in the reign of [[Elizabeth I of England]], featuring "Ursula Blanchard" (whose full name is Ursula Faldene Blanchard de la Roche Stannard). Under her own name, she writes historical fiction based on the royalty of England and the ''Bridges over Time'' series which follows a family from the eleventh century through the twentieth century. She has also written ''To a Native Shore'', a contemporary novel that explores British prejudice toward Indian Sikhs.

Anand also holds the copyrights to ''The Fallen Pinnacle'', a 1997 novel about [[Atlantis]] written under the pseudonym '''Valerie M. Irwin'''.


==Ursula Blanchard mysteries==
==Ursula Blanchard mysteries==
* ''To Shield the Queen (1998) ISBN 0-671-01531-1
# ''To Shield the Queen'' (1998) {{ISBN|0-671-01531-1}}
* ''The Doublet Affair'' (1998) ISBN 0-671-01532-X
# ''The Doublet Affair'' (1998) {{ISBN|0-671-01532-X}}
* ''Queen's Ransom'' (2000) ISBN 0-671-03293-3
# ''Queen's Ransom'' (2000) {{ISBN|0-671-03293-3}}
* ''To Ruin a Queen'' (2000) ISBN 0-671-03294-1
# ''To Ruin a Queen'' (2000) {{ISBN|0-671-03294-1}}
* ''Queen of Ambition'' (2002) ISBN 0-7434-1030-0
# ''Queen of Ambition'' (2002) {{ISBN|0-7434-1030-0}}
* ''A Pawn for a Queen'' (2002) ISBN 0-7432-0265-1
# ''A Pawn for a Queen'' (2002) {{ISBN|0-7432-0265-1}}
* ''The Fugitive Queen'' (2004) ISBN 0-7434-5748-X
# ''Fugitive Queen'' (2004) {{ISBN|0-7434-5748-X}}
* ''The Siren Queen'' (2004) ISBN 0-7432-3752-8
# ''The Siren Queen'' (2004) {{ISBN|0-7432-3752-8}}
* ''Queen Without a Crown'' (2011) ISBN 1-78029-014-4
# ''Queen Without a Crown'' (2011) {{ISBN|9781780295145}}
* ''Queen's Bounty'' (2012) ISBN 1-78029-024-1
# ''Queen's Bounty'' (2012) {{ISBN|9781780295275}}
* ''A Rescue for a Queen'' (2013) [[Special:BookSources|ISBN-13: 9781780290409]]
# ''A Rescue for a Queen'' (2013){{ISBN|9781780295374}}
* ''A Traitor's Tears'' (2014) ISBN-13: 9781780295435
# ''A Traitor's Tears'' (2014) {{ISBN|9781780295435}}
# ''A Perilous Alliance'' (2015) {{ISBN|9781780295855}}
# ''The Heretic's Creed'' (2017) {{ISBN|9781780295749}}
# ''A Deadly Betrothal'' (2017) {{ISBN|9781780295800}}
# ''A Web of Silk'' (2019) {{ISBN|9781780295930}}


==''Bridges Over Time'' series==
==''Bridges Over Time'' series==
* ''The Proud Villeins'' (1992) ISBN 0-312-08282-7
* ''The Proud Villeins'' (1992) {{ISBN|0-312-08282-7}}
* ''The Ruthless Yeomen'' (1991) ISBN 0-312-08884-1
* ''The Ruthless Yeomen'' (1991) {{ISBN|0-312-08884-1}}
* ''The Women of Ashdon'' (1993) ISBN 0-312-09417-5
* ''The Women of Ashdon'' (1993) {{ISBN|0-312-09417-5}}
* ''The Faithful Lovers'' (1993) ISBN 0-312-10979-2
* ''The Faithful Lovers'' (1993) {{ISBN|0-312-10979-2}}
* ''The Cherished Wives'' (1996) ISBN 0-312-13943-8
* ''The Cherished Wives'' (1996) {{ISBN|0-312-13943-8}}
* ''The Dowerless Sisters'' (1995) ISBN 0-7472-1267-8
* ''The Dowerless Sisters'' (1995) {{ISBN|0-7472-1267-8}}


==''Norman'' series==
==''Norman'' series==
* ''Gildenford'' (1977) ISBN 0-684-14896-X
* ''Gildenford'' (1977) {{ISBN|0-684-14896-X}}
* ''The Norman Pretender'' (1982) ISBN 0-684-16099-4
* ''The Norman Pretender'' (1982) {{ISBN|0-684-16099-4}}
* ''The Disputed Crown'' (1982) ISBN 0-684-17629-7
* ''The Disputed Crown'' (1982) {{ISBN|0-684-17629-7}}


==Other historical novels==
==Other historical novels==
* ''King of the Wood'' (1984) ISBN 0-312-02939-X
* ''King of the Wood'' (1984) {{ISBN|0-312-02939-X}} (2016) {{ISBN|978-1861514578}}
** based on King William Rufus
** based on King William Rufus
* ''Crown of Roses'' (1989) ISBN 0-312-03315-X
* ''Crown of Roses'' (1989) {{ISBN|0-312-03315-X}}
** based on the end of the Wars of the Roses
** based on the end of the Wars of the Roses
* ''The House of Lanyon - The Exmoor Saga'' (2007) ISBN 978-0-7783-2502-4
* ''The House of Lanyon - The Exmoor Saga'' (2007) {{ISBN|978-0-7783-2502-4}}
** Story of Richard Lanyon, his descendents, and his landlords the Sweetwaters
** Story of Richard Lanyon, his descendants, and his landlords the Sweetwaters
* ''The House Of Allerbrook - The Exmoor Saga'' (2008) ISBN 978-1-74116-676-7
* ''The House Of Allerbrook - The Exmoor Saga'' (2008) {{ISBN|978-1-74116-676-7}}
** Story of Jane Sweetwater (Allerbrook)
** Story of Jane Sweetwater (Allerbrook)

==Other novels==
* ''To a Native Shore: A Novel of India'' (1984) {{ISBN|0-684-18007-3}}


==Innocence of King Richard III==
==Innocence of King Richard III==
Valerie Anand is a believer in the innocence of King Richard III in the matter of the [[Princes in the Tower]], ie. a [[Ricardian (Richard III)|Ricardian]]. She presents this view in ''Crown of Roses'', making the point that the former tutor of Edward V, [[John Alcock (bishop)|John Alcock]], remained on good terms with the king, which he presumably would not have done had he suspected him of being responsible for the death of his former student.<ref>Anand, Valerie (1989) Crown of Roses, p. 404</ref>
Valerie Anand is a believer in the innocence of King Richard III in the matter of the [[Princes in the Tower]], i.e. a [[Ricardian (Richard III)|Ricardian]]. She presents this view in ''Crown of Roses'', making the point that the former tutor of Edward V, [[John Alcock (bishop)|John Alcock]], remained on good terms with the king, which he presumably would not have done had he suspected him of being responsible for the death of his former student.<ref>Anand, Valerie (1989) Crown of Roses, p. 404</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://copperfieldreview.stormer.net/?p=396 Interview with Valerie Anand]
*[http://copperfieldreview.stormer.net/?p=396 Interview with Valerie Anand]
*[http://romaunce.com/portfolio/king-of-the-wood/ King Of The Wood by Valerie Anand]


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Latest revision as of 02:05, 8 April 2024

Valerie Anand (born 1937) is a British author of historical fiction.[1]

Fiction

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Under the pen name Fiona Buckley[2][3] she writes the series of historical mysteries, set in the reign of Elizabeth I of England, featuring "Ursula Blanchard" (whose full name is Ursula Faldene Blanchard de la Roche Stannard). Under her own name, she writes historical fiction based on the royalty of England and the Bridges over Time series which follows a family from the eleventh century through the twentieth century. She has also written To a Native Shore, a contemporary novel that explores British prejudice toward Indian Sikhs.

Anand also holds the copyrights to The Fallen Pinnacle, a 1997 novel about Atlantis written under the pseudonym Valerie M. Irwin.

Ursula Blanchard mysteries

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  1. To Shield the Queen (1998) ISBN 0-671-01531-1
  2. The Doublet Affair (1998) ISBN 0-671-01532-X
  3. Queen's Ransom (2000) ISBN 0-671-03293-3
  4. To Ruin a Queen (2000) ISBN 0-671-03294-1
  5. Queen of Ambition (2002) ISBN 0-7434-1030-0
  6. A Pawn for a Queen (2002) ISBN 0-7432-0265-1
  7. Fugitive Queen (2004) ISBN 0-7434-5748-X
  8. The Siren Queen (2004) ISBN 0-7432-3752-8
  9. Queen Without a Crown (2011) ISBN 9781780295145
  10. Queen's Bounty (2012) ISBN 9781780295275
  11. A Rescue for a Queen (2013)ISBN 9781780295374
  12. A Traitor's Tears (2014) ISBN 9781780295435
  13. A Perilous Alliance (2015) ISBN 9781780295855
  14. The Heretic's Creed (2017) ISBN 9781780295749
  15. A Deadly Betrothal (2017) ISBN 9781780295800
  16. A Web of Silk (2019) ISBN 9781780295930

Bridges Over Time series

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Norman series

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Other historical novels

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Other novels

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Innocence of King Richard III

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Valerie Anand is a believer in the innocence of King Richard III in the matter of the Princes in the Tower, i.e. a Ricardian. She presents this view in Crown of Roses, making the point that the former tutor of Edward V, John Alcock, remained on good terms with the king, which he presumably would not have done had he suspected him of being responsible for the death of his former student.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Shippey, T. A.; Arnold, Martin (1 February 2003). Film and Fiction: Reviewing the Middle Ages. Boydell & Brewer. pp. 80–. ISBN 978-0-85991-772-8. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  2. ^ Charles, John; Clark, Candace; Hamilton-Selway, Joanne; Joanna Morrison (30 November 2011). The Readers' Advisory Guide to Mystery. ALA Editions. pp. 72–. ISBN 978-0-8389-1113-6. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  3. ^ Brunsdale, Mitzi (2006). Gumshoes: A Dictionary of Fictional Detectives. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 418–. ISBN 978-0-313-33331-6. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
  4. ^ Anand, Valerie (1989) Crown of Roses, p. 404
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