Lucilla Andrews
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Lucilla Matthew Andrews Crichton (21 November 1919 – 3 October 2006) was a British romantic novelist who wrote as Lucilla Andrews.
She joined the British Red Cross in 1940 and later trained as a nurse at St Thomas' Hospital
, London, during World War II.
She was a founder member of the Romantic Novelists' Association
, which honoured her shortly before her death with a lifetime achievement award.
As a writer of thirty-five novels over the period 1954–96 she specialised in hospital romances. Her noms de plume included Diana Gordon and Joanna Marcus.
In late 2006, Lucilla Andrews' autobiography No Time for Romance became the focus of a posthumous controversy. It has been alleged that the novelist Ian McEwan
plagiarised from this work while writing his novel, Atonement
. McEwan has protested his innocence.
She joined the British Red Cross in 1940 and later trained as a nurse at St Thomas' Hospital
St Thomas' Hospital
St Thomas' Hospital is a large NHS hospital in London, England. It is administratively a part of Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. It has provided health care freely or under charitable auspices since the 12th century and was originally located in Southwark.St Thomas' Hospital is accessible...
, London, during World War II.
She was a founder member of the Romantic Novelists' Association
Romantic Novelists' Association
The Romantic Novelists' Association is a writers' association in the UK. Founded in 1960, mainly through the efforts of Denise Robins , Barbara Cartland , Vivian Stuart , and other authors like Elizabeth Goudge, Netta Muskett, Catherine Cookson, Rosamunde Pilcher and Lucilla Andrews.The RNA runs...
, which honoured her shortly before her death with a lifetime achievement award.
As a writer of thirty-five novels over the period 1954–96 she specialised in hospital romances. Her noms de plume included Diana Gordon and Joanna Marcus.
In late 2006, Lucilla Andrews' autobiography No Time for Romance became the focus of a posthumous controversy. It has been alleged that the novelist Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan
Ian Russell McEwan CBE, FRSA, FRSL is a British novelist and screenwriter, and one of Britain's most highly regarded writers. In 2008, The Times named him among their list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945"....
plagiarised from this work while writing his novel, Atonement
Atonement (novel)
Atonement is a 2001 novel by British author Ian McEwan.On a fateful day, a young girl makes a terrible mistake that has life-changing effects for many people...
. McEwan has protested his innocence.
Quotes
- It was ironic that even my small triumphs were not attributed to me. (Pippa Dexter: in "Pippa's Story", 29 June 1968 Woman's Weekly page 17)
Single novels
- The Print Petticoat (1954)
- The Secret Armour (1955)
- The Quiet Wards (1956)
- The First Year (1957)
- A Hospital Summer (1958)
- The Wife of the Red-Haired Man (1959)
- My Friend the Professor (1960)
- Nurse Errant (1961)
- Flowers from the Doctor (1963)
- The Young Doctors Downstairs (1963)
- The New Sister Theatre (1964)
- A House for Sister Mary (1966)
- The Light in the Ward (1966)
- Hospital Circles (1967)
- Highland Interlude (1968)
- The Healing Time (1969)
- Edinburgh Excursion (1970)
- Ring O'Roses (1972)
- Silent Song (1973)
- In Storm and in Calm (1975)
- Busman's Holiday (1978)
- The Crystal Gull (1978)
- One Night in London (1979)
- Weekend in the Garden (1981)
- In an Edinburgh Drawing Room (1983)
- After a Famous Victory (1984)
- Lights of London (1985)
- The Phoenix Syndrome (1987)
- Frontline 1940 (1990)
- The Africa Run (1993)
- Endel House (1993)
- The Sinister Side (1996)
Serialised novels
- The Golden Hour (Woman and Home; 1955-6)
- Pippa's Story (Woman's Weekly; 1968)