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Essie Summers


Born
in Christchurch, New Zealand
July 24, 1912

Died
August 27, 1998

Genre
Romance, Memoir


Essie Summers was a New Zealand author who wrote so vividly of the people and landscape of her native country that she was offered The Order Of the British Empire for her contributions to New Zealand tourism.

Ethel Snelson Summers was born on on July 24, 1912 to a newly-emigrated couple, Ethel Snelson and Edwin Summers, situated in Bordesley Street in Christchurch, Essie was always proud of both her British heritage and her New Zealand citizenship. Both her parents were exceptional storytellers, and this, combined with her early introduction to the Anne of Green Gables stories, engendered in her a life-long fascination with the craft of writing and the colorful legacy of pioneers everywhere.

Leaving school at 14 when her father's butcher shop ...more

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Average rating: 3.97 · 5,116 ratings · 540 reviews · 105 distinct works • Similar authors
Beyond the Foothills (Belle...
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Moon Over the Alps (Dragons...
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Sweet Are the Ways (Fairacr...
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The Smoke and the Fire
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No Roses in June (Belle Kno...
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My Lady of the Fuchsias (Fa...
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No Orchids by Request (Harv...
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Bachelors Galore
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New Zealand Inheritance (He...
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A Place Called Paradise (Gl...
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Series by Essie Summers

Moon Over the Alps Summer in December Return to Dragonshill One More River To Cross Winter in July
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A Place Called Paradise A Touch of Magic Anna of Strathallan Adair of Starlight Peaks High Country Governess Caleb's Kingdom
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No Roses in June Beyond the Foothills
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No Orchids by Request Through All the Years Design for Life To Bring You Joy
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Sweet Are the Ways My Lady of the Fuchsias
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“If you are defamed, let time vindicate you — silence is a thousand times better than explanation. Explanations do not explain. Let your life be its own excuse for being — cease all explanations and all apologies and just live your own life. By minding your own business you give others an opportunity to mind theirs; and depend upon it, the great souls will appreciate you for this very thing.’ In”
― Essie Summers, No Roses in June
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“For a minister’s daughter,” he said, “you hit hard ... and quite often, below the belt too.”
― Essie Summers, Bachelors Galore
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