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Nicholson Quartet #3
The Wise Child
An unexpected sum of money forces Kristy, a turn-of-the-century Scottish mother and unhappy wife, to weigh her moral obligations against the opportunity for a better life
- GenresFiction
313 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1990
About the author
Jessica Stirling
71 books18 followersA pseudonym used by Hugh C. Rae, initially in collaboration with Peggie Coghlan and later alone.
Hugh Crauford Rae was born on November 22, 1935 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, son of Isobel and Robert Rae. He published his first stories aged 11 in the Robin comic, winning a cricket bat the same year in a children’s writing competition. After graduating from secondary school, he worked as an assistant in the antiquarian department of John Smith's bookshop. At work, he met her future wife, Elizabeth. Published since 1963, he started to wrote suspense novels as Hugh C. Rae, but he also used the pseudonyms of Robert Crawford, R.B. Houston, Stuart Stern (with S. Ungar) and James Albany. On 1973, his novel "The Shooting Gallery" was nominee by the Edgar Award. On 1974, he wrote the first few romance novels with Peggie Coghlan, using the popular pseudonym Jessica Stirling. However, when she retired 7 years after the first book was published, he continued writing more than 30 on his own, and also as Caroline Crosby. His female pseudonyms first became widely known in 1999, when "The Wind from the Hills" was shortlisted for Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association. Widowed nine years ago, Hugh died on September 24, 2014 at the age of 78.
Hugh Crauford Rae was born on November 22, 1935 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, son of Isobel and Robert Rae. He published his first stories aged 11 in the Robin comic, winning a cricket bat the same year in a children’s writing competition. After graduating from secondary school, he worked as an assistant in the antiquarian department of John Smith's bookshop. At work, he met her future wife, Elizabeth. Published since 1963, he started to wrote suspense novels as Hugh C. Rae, but he also used the pseudonyms of Robert Crawford, R.B. Houston, Stuart Stern (with S. Ungar) and James Albany. On 1973, his novel "The Shooting Gallery" was nominee by the Edgar Award. On 1974, he wrote the first few romance novels with Peggie Coghlan, using the popular pseudonym Jessica Stirling. However, when she retired 7 years after the first book was published, he continued writing more than 30 on his own, and also as Caroline Crosby. His female pseudonyms first became widely known in 1999, when "The Wind from the Hills" was shortlisted for Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association. Widowed nine years ago, Hugh died on September 24, 2014 at the age of 78.
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June 14, 2024
The story of Craig and Kirsty Nicholson is continued in this 3rd book as their relationship is stretched to near breaking.
I have enjoyed all of the Hugh C. Rae novels written under the Jessica Stirling name. Things are heating up, and I want to know what will happen so
Now, onto book #4.
I have enjoyed all of the Hugh C. Rae novels written under the Jessica Stirling name. Things are heating up, and I want to know what will happen so
Now, onto book #4.
April 10, 2018
Enjoyable read
Story line flowed beautifully from books 1 & 2. Looking forward to reading the last of the No Gilson quartet
Story line flowed beautifully from books 1 & 2. Looking forward to reading the last of the No Gilson quartet
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews