Maggie Ford, also known as Elizabeth Lord (born 1928) was a British writer.
Ivy Lord | |
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 Lord in August 1996 | |
| Born | Ivy May Lord 22 May 1928 London, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 29 May 2020 (aged 92) |
| Pen name | Elizabeth Lord, Maggie Ford |
| Occupation | Secretary, novelist |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1975–2017 |
| Genre | Romantic novel |
| Spouse | Mr John Mackney (deceased), Mr. Charles Titchen (deceased) |
Maggie Ford was born Ivy May Lord in London, England in 1928. [1] [2] She became interested in writing when she retired from her full time job and wrote her first novel at the age of sixty six. [2]
Her first husband died in 1954, from a tragic accident at work. [2] She re-married and then started a nursery / garden centre with her second husband. [3]
Her writing career started when she wrote an article for Weekend magazine about a robbery that happened when she was at home with her daughter. [3]
In the 1970s, she started writing romantic stories for various magazines. [2] [4]
In 1994, she published her first novel, Stolen Years. [2]
Her first historical romantic work Company of Rebels, published in 2004, has sold in the United Kingdom and the United States. [3]
In 2006, her next romantic fiction novel, Give Me Tomorrow, was published. Later, Publishers Weekly reviewed the novel. [5]
In 2013, her novel, The Soldier's Bride, was published which was later reviewed by Burnley Express . [4]
In 2014, her novel, Call Nurse Jenny, was published. The novel was reviewed by Blackpool Gazette . [1]
During her writing career, she was a member of Brentwood Writers' Circle, Billericay Arts Group as well as the Romanic Novelist Association. [2]
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