"whitney phyllis a. star flight" - читать интересную книгу автора (Whitney Phyllis A)About the Author Phyllis A. Whitney was born in Yokohama, Japan, of American parents, and has also lived in the Philippines and China. After the death of her father in China, she and her mother returned to the United States, which she saw for the first time when she was fifteen. This early travel has exerted a strong influence on her work; many of her novels are set in areas she has visited in Europe, Africa, and the Orient, as well as in the places she has lived. Phyllis A. Whitney is the author's maiden name (the A stands for Ayame, which is the Japanese word for "iris.") She is a widow and lives near her daughter in Virginia. In 1975, she was elected president of the Mystery Writers of America, and in 1988 received the organization's Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement. She is also the recipient of the Agatha Award for lifetime achievement given by Malice Domestic. Since 1941, when she attained her first hardcover publication, she has become an copies of her novels are in print in American paperback editions. Her novels for adults now number thirty-seven, and her devoted following has made best-sellers of most of these titles, including The Ebony Swan, Woman Without a Past, The Singing Stones, Rainbow in the Mist, Feather on the Moon, Silversword, and Dream of Orchids. Books by Phyllis A. Whitney Star Flight The Ebony Swan Woman Without a Past The Singing Stones Rainbow in the Mist Feather on the Moon Silversword Flaming Tree Dream of Orchids Rainsong Emerald |
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