Annie Murray (writer)

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Annie Murray is an English writer, best known for series about women and children in war time and for her bestselling novels featuring the Cadbury factory in Bournville, Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter and many others. Her novel, Where Earth Meets Sky (2007), was nominated for Romantic Historical Novel of the Year by the Romantic Novelists Association. Her latest novel, The Pearl Button Girl , was published in 2025.

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Annie Murray
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
EducationSt. John's College, Oxford
GenreRegional historical
Notable awardsRomantic Historical Novel of the Year Award Best Novel nominee (2008); SHE/Granada TV Short Story Competition (1991)

Biography

Annie Murray is an English writer whose first work, Birmingham Rose , was published in 1995. Raised an only child, she read English at St. John's College, Oxford. [1] Murray was training to be a nurse when raising children inspired her to pursue writing instead [2] and early in her career, Murray won the SHE/Granada TV Short Story Competition (1991). [3] [ unreliable source? ] Murray has four children and lives near Oxford, United Kingdom. [4] Murray belongs to the Tindal Street Fiction Group in Birmingham. [3] [ unreliable source? ] Murray is also a Trustee of the Bhopal Medical Appeal. [2]

Works

Birmingham Series

Chocolate Girls Series

Hopscotch Summer Series

Narrowboat Girl Series

Other Works

References

  1. ↑ "Annie Murray". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Annie Murray news | Darley Anderson Literary, TV and Film Agency, London, UK". www.darleyanderson.com. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Annie Murray". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Annie Murray". www.panmacmillan.com. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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