Josephine Tey: A Life

Large Print
(560 Pages)
Product Number: LP3867
Released: 01 Jul, 2016
Business Term: Purchase
ISBN: #9781510034624
Publisher: W F Howes
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Description

Josephine Tey was the pen-name of Elizabeth MacKintosh (1896-1952). Born in Inverness, MacKintosh lived several ‘lives.’ Best known as Golden Age Crime Fiction writer ‘Josephine Tey,’ she was also a successful novelist and playwright under the pen name, ‘Gordon Daviot.’ At one point, she had plays on simultaneously in the West End in London, Broadway and even wrote for Hollywood - all from her home in the north of Scotland. Discover the extraordinary life of Josephine Tey.

Original Publish Date: 01 Jul, 2016

Professional reviews

"“Until now, Josephine Tey was herself the greatest mystery at the heart of her fiction.” VAL MCDERMID “The life of one of the great golden age crime writers is granted a forensic examination in Josephine Tey.” THE INDEPENDENT “(An) Absorbing first biography of the crime and mystery writer.” THE BOOKSELLER"

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