In 1989, the Romance Writers of America gave her the Golden Treasure award in recognition of her contributions to the romance genre. She also wrote light romances, crime novels, murder mysteries and thrillers under pseudonyms Eleanor Burford, Elbur Ford, Kathleen Kellow, Anna Percival, and Ellalice Tate.

She was a prolific writer who published several books a year in different literary genres, each genre under a different pen name: Jean Plaidy for fictionalized history of European royalty, Victoria Holt for gothic romances, and Philippa Carr for a multi-generational family saga. Common Question: Do the books come from a pet, nut or coal/smoke-free home ? for those with sensitivities this is unknown, our donated used books could of had many previous owners, I advise you to buy new & sealed instead if this would affect you.Eleanor Alice Hibbert ( née Burford 1 September 1906 – 18 January 1993) was an English writer of historical romances. Please note before bidding, When books are donated I list them just as they are, if they have marks, spots, foxing, dust, general wear or damage that is how they will be sent, just as shown in the photos, I only list using photos of the actual item you shall receive, I check each book for damage but cannot check every page, 99.9% of the eBay community are wonderful people who take the time to look at listings and decide if you want to bid on something or not, I would rather not sell an item than have an unhappy buyer with an order they expected to be in better condition than shown, if your looking for a book in better condition than mine then please buy a better copy, I can only send the one you can see. Free UK Postage, or I can export via eBay's global shipping program. Condition, Used with some wear and marks, Please see my other items for more vintage Si-Fi and Fantasy collections.

For those with sensitivities this is unknown, our donated used books could of had many previous owners, I advise you to buy new & sealed instead if this would affect you. Item: 133781222966 VICTORIA HOLT - THE SHADOW OF THE LYNX - FAUX LEATHER & GILT - HERON.

Victoria holt the shadow of the lynx