Rosemary Aitken

Rosemary Aitken
Born	1942 Cornwall
Occupation	Author
Genre	Historical novel whodunnits

Rosemary Aitken (born 1942) is an English author, who has written a number of academic textbooks and historical novels under her own name, and a series of whodunnits set in Roman Britain under the pen name of Rosemary Rowe.

Her writings are similar to those of Philip Boast, Gloria Cook and Winston Graham.^{[ citation needed ]}

Biography

Rosemary Aitken was born in Penzance, Cornwall but spent much of her early life in New Zealand where she pursued higher education, obtaining a B.A. from Sydney University in 1961 and an M.A. with honors from Victoria University in 1962. Her professional career was spent teaching English Language and she has written a number of textbooks on this subject.

Her first historical novel, The Girl from Penvarris, was published in 1995, the first in a series set in a fictional Cornish village. ^[1]

Under the name Rosemary Rowe she has written a series of historical mysteries, set in and around the Roman town of Glevum, (modern-day Gloucester). The detective in the stories, named Libertus, is a pavement-maker, whose expertise in mosaic patterns parallels his skill in resolving puzzling crimes.

After living and lecturing in Gloucestershire for many years, Aitken returned to Cornwall in 2007. She now resides in a wooded area near Truro and the Fal. She is the mother of two adult children and has grandchildren residing in both New Zealand and Cambridgeshire.

Bibliography

Cornish Sagas

• The Girl from Penvarris (1995) ISBN   978-0752800653
• The Tinner's Daughter (1996) ^[2] ISBN   978-1857976373
• Cornish Harvest (1998) ISBN   978-0752812106
• Stormy Waters (2000) ISBN   978-0727857286
• The Silent Shore (2001) ISBN   978-0727857439
• The Granite Cliffs (2002) ISBN   978-0727858542
• A Cornish Maid (2010) ISBN   978-1847511553
• Flowers for Miss Pengelly (2018) ISBN   978-0727893444
• The Cornish Blacksmiths Daughter (2022) ASIN   B09Z69QZX4

Libertus Roman mysteries

1. The Germanicus Mosaic (1999) ^[3] ISBN   978-0747261018
2. A Pattern of Blood (2000) ISBN   978-0747261025
3. Murder in the Forum (2001) ISBN   978-0747261032
4. The Chariots of Calyx (2002) ISBN   978-0747265191
5. The Legatus Mystery (2003) ^[4] ISBN   978-0747269007
6. The Ghosts of Glevum (2004) ^[5] ISBN   978-0755305162
7. Enemies of the Empire (2005) ISBN   978-0755305193
8. A Roman Ransom (2006) ISBN   978-0755327416
9. A Coin for the Ferryman (2007) ^[6] ISBN   978-0755327430
10. Death at Pompeia's Wedding (2008) ISBN   978-0727866981
11. Requiem for a Slave (2010) ASIN   B004ZGLDXI
12. The Vestal Vanishes (2011) ISBN   978-0727880291
13. A Whispering of Spies (2012) ISBN   978-1847514219
14. Dark Omens (2013) ISBN   978-0727882998
15. The Fateful Day (2014) ISBN   9780727884398
16. The Ides of June (2016) ISBN   978-0727894991
17. The Price of Freedom (2018) ASIN   B077NL5B6F
18. A Prisoner of Privilege (2019) ASIN   B07TVF168K
19. A Dreadful Destiny (2021) ASIN   B09HKKZY9T

Novels

• Against the Tide (2004) ISBN   978-0727860293
• The Tregenza Girls (2006) ISBN   978-0727863966
• From Penvarris with Love (2008) ISBN   978-0727866271
• Flowers for Miss Pengelly (2012) ISBN   9780727882295

Textbooks

• Make up Your Mind (1982) ISBN   978-0333322017
• Teaching Tenses (2002) ISBN   978-0952280866
• Writing a Novel: A Practical Guide (2003) ISBN   978-1861266088
• Teach Yourself, Creative Writing Masterclass: Writing Crime Fiction (2014) ISBN   978-1473601369

References

1. "Rosemary Aitken - Author". raitken.wyenet.co.uk.
2. "The Tinner's Daughter by Rosemary Aitken". thebookbag.co.uk.
3. "Books: Dark doings in ancient Rome". The Independent. 26 July 1999.
4. "The Legatus Mystery - Rosemary Rowe".
5. "The Ghosts of Glevum - Rosemary Rowe".
6. "A Coin For The Ferryman by Rosemary Rowe".

External links

• http://www.raitken.wyenet.co.uk/