Tamara McKinley

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Tamara McKinley
Born1948 (age 7374)
Pen nameEllie Dean (Cliffehaven series)
LanguageEnglish
CitizenshipBritish-Australian
Website
www.tamaramckinley.co.uk

Tamara McKinley (born 1948) is a British-based Australian author, living in the south of England. She also wrote as Ellie Dean.

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She was born in Launceston, Tasmania in 1948, but was raised in Devonport until the age of ten, when she accompanied her English grandmother (who had adopted her at age six) to the United Kingdom where she has been based ever since. Although based in Britain, she visits Australia every year to research her novels which are all set there. [1]

Her novels to date are published in at least 15 different languages.[ citation needed ]

As Ellie Dean, she has also written the Cliffehaven series which has sold more than a million copies. [2]

Her home is in Jevington, East Sussex where she lived with her husband, Geoffrey Oliver "Ollie" Carter until his death in December 2020. [3]

In March 2021 she announced her retirement from writing. [2]

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References

  1. McKinley, Tamara, AustLit: The Australian Literature Resource, 22 October 2009.
  2. 1 2 Hewitt, Phil (12 March 2021). "Tributes as Eastbourne writer Tamara McKinley retires". Eastbourne Herald. Retrieved 1 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Barlow, Aidan (5 January 2021). "Best-selling author's tribute to 'heroic' husband who died of cancer". The Argus. Melbourne. Retrieved 1 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)