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THE AUTHOR
Maureen Emerson, from an
Irish-Austrian background, grew up in London - for which she is
eternally grateful. Marrying young, she brought up her family in
North Africa, Lebanon, Dallas and Singapore, before settling in
Provence for twenty-two years. There she worked as a local
co-ordinator for CBS and NBC news during the media festivals at
Cannes and Monte Carlo. While still harbouring a strong affection
for Provence, Maureen has now settled in Sussex with her husband and
in 2009 became a member of the Society of Authors. Her books are
published by Chapter & Verse Publishing.
BOOKS
Maureen's first book, Escape to
Provence, published in 2008 and re-printed in 2009, is the
result of 8 years of extensive research. A paperback of 248 pages,
including approximately 40 illustrations & photographs, it is
the true story of Lady Winifred Fortescue and Elisabeth Starr, two
remarkable women and their quest for a new life in an idyllic
Provence of the early 1900s. An evocative description of how the
Second World War brought both selfless courage and tragedy and would
change their lives for ever.
Maureen is
researching her second book which presently has the working title
Living and Loving on the Riviera. This will be the story and
background to some of the splendid houses and their occupants during the heyday of the French Riviera.
PROJECTS & RESEARCH
Hélène
Vagliano was active in the French resistance. Her family
had moved from Ascot in Berkshire to Cannes in the south of
France in the 1920's. The full and very moving story of this
incredibly brave young woman who was tortured and murdered by
the Gestapo has been completed and the article accepted by the Imperial War Museum.
Other projects include Sir John
Fortescue, Royal Librarian and Author of the History of the
British Army and Be Ill in Your Own Language, the Story
of the Anglo-American Hospital of Cannes. Use the links below to
select a subject.
VIDEO
You can now watch a short video of Maureen talking about her book
Escape to Provence. |
