Diana Norman





Diana Norman

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born
August 25, 1933 in Devon, The United Kingdom

died
January 27, 2011

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British journalist Diana Norman also writes as Ariana Franklin.

After working on local newspapers in Devon and the East End of London, Diana Norman became, at twenty years of age, the youngest reporter on what used to be Fleet Street. She married the film critic Barry Norman, and they have settled in Hertfordshire with their two daughters. Her first book of fiction, Fitzempress's Law, was chosen by Frank Delaney of BBC Radio 4's Bookshelf as the best example of a historical novel of its year. She is now a freelance journalist, as well as a writer of biographies and historical novels.


Average rating: 3.83 · 772 ratings · 147 reviews · 16 distinct works
A Catch of Consequence
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 287 ratings — published 2002 — 8 editions
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Taking Liberties
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2003 — 8 editions
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The Sparks Fly Upward
3.93 of 5 stars 3.93 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions
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The Vizard Mask
4.2 of 5 stars 4.20 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1994 — 6 editions
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The Morning Gift
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1985 — 5 editions
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The Pirate Queen
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 32 ratings4 editions
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Daughter of Lir
4.22 of 5 stars 4.22 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions
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Fitzempress' Law
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 23 ratings2 editions
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Shores Of Darkness
4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions
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Blood Royal
3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1999 — 5 editions
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More books by Diana Norman…
A Catch of Consequence Taking Liberties The Sparks Fly Upward
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“A small brazier glowed near the monk's left hand. On a lecturn before him lay pots of paints, brushes, a quill, a pen, a knife, a sizeable handbell, the tooth of some animal--and a piece of parchment.
It was the parchment that commanded the room. Until he saw it Len didn't realize how starved he had been of colour. Villagers dressed in various shades of brown and beige, like their furniture and fields and now, here, was an irruption of the rainbow, as if a charm of goldfinches had landed on the manuscript and been transfixed.”
Diana Norman, Fitzempress' Law

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