Diane Pearson (1931–2017)
Author of Csardas
About the Author
Diane Pearson was born in London, England on November 5, 1931. She was a senior editor at Transworld Publishers from 1964 to 2002. In 1994, she received the British Book Award for Editor of the Year. She was also the President of the Romantic Novelists' Association from 1986 to 2011. She wrote show more several romance novels including The Marigold Field, Sarah Whitman, Csardas, and The Summer of the Barshinskeys. She died on August 15, 2017 at the age of 85. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Disambiguation Notice:
Margaret Pearson's complete name is Diane Margaret Pearson McClelland.
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Series
Works by Diane Pearson
Associated Works
Reader's Digest Condensed Books 1986 vM: Deep Lie / Bess W. Truman / An American Courtship / In a Place Dark and Secret / The Summer of the Barshinskeys (1986) — Author — 13 copies
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Proof • The Old Man and the Sea • Stillwatch • The Summer of the Barshinskeys (1985) — Author — 11 copies
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Charm School • The Summer of the Barshinskeys • While My Pretty One Sleeps • The Toothache Tree (1990) 4 copies
Kirjavaliot: The Chamber; The tiger's child; Decider; Voices of summer (1996) — Contributor — 2 copies
Det Bästas Bokval (1995) vol 184 : Ingen återvändo; Sommarspel; Klart för tagning; Farliga vägar 2 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Pearson McClelland, Diane Margaret
- Other names
- Pearson, Margaret
- Birthdate
- 1931-11-05
- Date of death
- 2017-08-15
- Gender
- female
- Occupations
- editor
novelist - Organizations
- Romantic Novelists' Association
- Awards and honors
- British Book Award for Editor of the Year (1994)
- Relationships
- Leech, Richard (husband)
- Short biography
- Diane Margaret Pearson was born on 5 November 1931 in Croyden, London, England, daughter of Miriam Harriet Youde and William Holker. During her childhood, she often visited her grandparents in a village on the Surrey/Kent borders. She attended Secondary School in Croyden. She became in 1975, the second wife of the Irish actor Richard Leech (McClelland).
At 16, Diane started her career in publishing with Jonathan Cape Ltd, and she has been Senior Editor for Transworld Publishers for more than 35 years. In 1994 she won the British Book Award for Editor of the Year. As Diane Pearson she has published six historical romance novels and several short stories. She also was the President of the Romantic Novelists' Association from 1986 to 2011, when she retired. A widow since 2004, she lived in her native London until her death on 5 August 2017. - Nationality
- England
UK - Birthplace
- Croyden, London, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Croyden, London, England, UK
London, England, UK - Disambiguation notice
- Margaret Pearson's complete name is Diane Margaret Pearson McClelland.
- Associated Place (for map)
- London, England, UK
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Reviews
I've had this book on my shelf for over a decade and finally opened it. A school teacher with poverty all around. How does that make a good story. But it does when written by Diane Pearson. I love the writing style of this author, something about it kept me turning the pages.
I didn't feel like the characters were sufficiently well developed to make this anything more than a copycat Gothic.
The Russian Barshinskeys made such an impression on the Willoughby children. Edwin fell in love with the beautiful Galina (a whore). She died in Russia. He ended up marrying her sister Daisy to get out of the country. Sullen Ivan fell in love with Lillian and once engaged, she stopped it because he wouldn't stay in the armed forces and wanted to become a "nothing." He ended up marrying Sophie.
The golden time of 1902 was brilliant in Russia until the wore with the Germans broke out. Daisy show more turned out to be the hero in the book, though she was always belittled for being orphaned when her mother died. show less
The golden time of 1902 was brilliant in Russia until the wore with the Germans broke out. Daisy show more turned out to be the hero in the book, though she was always belittled for being orphaned when her mother died. show less
I can't read this. The author so obviously knows nothing about Vienna that it is painful.
BTW While the idea that all of Vienna turns around the music scene is widespread, it is only true in the small segment of Vienna that is involved in the music scene. If anyone were to call the Sacher hotel 'Sachers' it would be Sacher's i.e. an English possesive. To walk from Wiednergürtel to the Staatsoper by way of Schwarzenbergplatz would be a lengthy detour.
BTW While the idea that all of Vienna turns around the music scene is widespread, it is only true in the small segment of Vienna that is involved in the music scene. If anyone were to call the Sacher hotel 'Sachers' it would be Sacher's i.e. an English possesive. To walk from Wiednergürtel to the Staatsoper by way of Schwarzenbergplatz would be a lengthy detour.
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