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Kay Thorpe
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1935
Kay Thorpe is a British author of 77 romance novels, now totalling over 21 million copies sold. She published her novels in Mills & Boon in 1968. All her novels have also been published under Harlequin Enterprises Limited. Over a period of four decades, she has produced a body of sensuous work that investigates heritage, family, class and love. Her forte is to encode the opposing reading within the classic Harlequin plot. A synopsis of the author that accompanies her publications notes that she researched the market for romance fiction before electing to write in this category. Her first book published in North America established her reputation as a gifted storyteller. She has a strong vital writing style.
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Birth
1935
Death
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First book
1968
Years writing
58
Kay Thorpe was born in Sheffield in 1935 and began creating stories to entertain her friends from a very young age.
Before becoming a writer, she held various jobs, including dental nursing and serving in the Women's Royal Air Force.
Her career as a novelist took off after she left work to care for her son, John, in 1964.
She conducted market research at her local library to understand what readers truly valued in romance novels.
Throughout her prolific career, she has published nearly 200 works, including the notable title The Iron Man.