References and sources
- ↑ Awards by the Romantic Novelists' Association, 5 October 2012
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| Born | 1950 (age 72–73) Birmingham, England, UK |
| Pen name | Sarah Woodhouse |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1984–2000 |
| Genre | Romance |
| Notable awards | RoNA Award |
Sarah Woodhouse (born 1950 in Birmingham, England) is a British writer. In 1989, her novel The Peacock's Feather was awarded the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association. [1]
Woodhouse was born in 1950 in Birmingham, England, UK.[ citation needed ] She grew up in Cambridgeshire and attended St Mary's convent school, before studying for a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature at Reading University. In the mid 1970s, she moved to Norfolk and began to work on longer fiction, which culminated – in 1984 – with the publication of A Season of Mists, her first novel.
Woodhouse is the author of numerous short-stories, many of which were published in 19 magazine in the 1970s, and 9 novels, published between 1984 and 2000.
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