Carolyn Meyer
Encyclopedia
Carolyn Meyer is an author of novel
s for children and young adults.
The typical genre for her work is historical fiction
, one of her more popular projects being the Young Royals
series, each novel of which tells the story of a different female royal person. For example, one of Carolyn Meyer's recently published works is Duchessina, which is the story of the life of Catherine de' Medici
.
Her previous published work was The True Adventures of Charley Darwin, focusing on the life of Charles Darwin
, quite a leap from her usual subjects, for she has gone from royalty, to European artists, and now to scientists. The True Adventures of Charley Darwin is unusual in that it breaks from Meyer's formula of always having a female narrator, as Charley narrates his own story. The hardcover
version of this book was published on 26 January 2009. Before Darwin came In Mozart's Shadow, a historical novel about Mozart
and narrated by his older sister, Maria Anna Mozart
, nicknamed Nannerl, released in 2008.
Meyer is currently working on a novel about Mary, Queen of Scots.
, Carolyn Meyer began her first "novel," Humpy the Caterpillar and Gladys the Snail: A True Life Romance at age eight. However, she came to finish only three complete chapters.
Mother to three grown sons, she now resides in the middle of Albuquerque, New Mexico
with her husband.
Anastasia,The Last Grand Duchess
)
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
s for children and young adults.
The typical genre for her work is historical fiction
Historical fiction
Historical fiction tells a story that is set in the past. That setting is usually real and drawn from history, and often contains actual historical persons, but the principal characters tend to be fictional...
, one of her more popular projects being the Young Royals
Young Royals
Young Royals is a series of novels for children by Carolyn Meyer based on the lives of English and French royalty. Books in the series include Mary, Bloody Mary , Beware, Princess Elizabeth , Doomed Queen Anne and Patience, Princess Catherine , about the Tudors, as well as Duchessina , the story...
series, each novel of which tells the story of a different female royal person. For example, one of Carolyn Meyer's recently published works is Duchessina, which is the story of the life of Catherine de' Medici
Catherine de' Medici
Catherine de' Medici was an Italian noblewoman who was Queen consort of France from 1547 until 1559, as the wife of King Henry II of France....
.
Recent work
Meyer's latest work published is The Bad Queen: Rules and Instructions for Marie-Antoinette, published April 2010. The status of another book previously expected in 2010, Cleopatra's Spell, is now unclear.Her previous published work was The True Adventures of Charley Darwin, focusing on the life of Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin
Charles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...
, quite a leap from her usual subjects, for she has gone from royalty, to European artists, and now to scientists. The True Adventures of Charley Darwin is unusual in that it breaks from Meyer's formula of always having a female narrator, as Charley narrates his own story. The hardcover
Hardcover
A hardcover, hardback or hardbound is a book bound with rigid protective covers...
version of this book was published on 26 January 2009. Before Darwin came In Mozart's Shadow, a historical novel about Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
and narrated by his older sister, Maria Anna Mozart
Maria Anna Mozart
Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia Mozart , nicknamed "Nannerl", was a musician, the older sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and daughter of Leopold and Anna Maria Mozart.-Childhood:...
, nicknamed Nannerl, released in 2008.
Meyer is currently working on a novel about Mary, Queen of Scots.
Personal
Born as an only child in Lewistown, PennsylvaniaLewistown, Pennsylvania
Lewistown is a borough in and the county seat of Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies along the Juniata River, northwest of Harrisburg. The number of people living in the borough in 1900 was 4,451; in 1910, 8,166; and in 1940, 13,017. The population was 8,998 at the 2000 census,...
, Carolyn Meyer began her first "novel," Humpy the Caterpillar and Gladys the Snail: A True Life Romance at age eight. However, she came to finish only three complete chapters.
Mother to three grown sons, she now resides in the middle of Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
with her husband.
Novels
- Where the Broken Heart Still Beats: The Story of Cynthia Ann Parker (1992)
- White Lilacs (1993)
- Rio Grande Stories (1994)
- Drummers of Jericho (1995)
- Gideon's People (1996)
- Jubilee Journey (1997)
- Mary, Bloody Mary (1999)
- Isabel, Jewel of Castilla (2000)
Anastasia,The Last Grand Duchess
)
- Beware, Princess Elizabeth (2001)
- Kristina, The Girl King (2003)
- Brown Eyes Blue (2003)
- Doomed Queen AnneDoomed Queen AnneDoomed Queen Anne is a young-adult historical novel about Anne Boleyn by Carolyn Meyer. It is the third book in the Young Royals series. Other books are Mary, Bloody Mary, Beware, Princess Elizabeth and Patience, Princess Catherine. The book was originally published in the U.S...
(2004) - Patience, Princess Catherine (2004)
- Marie, Dancing (2005)
- Loving Will Shakespeare (2006)
- Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine de’ Medici (2007)
- In Mozart's Shadow: His Sister's Story (2008)
- The True Adventures of Charley Darwin (2009)
- The Bad Queen: Rules and Instructions for Marie-Antoinette (2010)