Carolyn Meyer
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| Born | 8 June 1935 Lewistown, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality |  American |
| Writing period | 1992-present |
| Genres | Historical Fiction |
Carolyn Meyer (b. 8 June 1935) is and author of novels for children and young adults.
The typical genre for her work is historical fiction, one of her more popular projects being the Young Royals series, which each tell the story of different female monarchs. Carolyn Meyer's latest published work is Duchessina, which is the story of the life of Catherine de' Medici.
Meyer's next work to be published is In Mozart's Shadow, a historical novel about Mozart and narrated by his older sister, Maria Anna Mozart, nicknamed Nannerl, and will be released on June 1, 2008.
Meyer's 2009 historical novel project is The True Adventures of Charley Darwin, and will focus on the life of Charles Darwin, quite a leap from her usual subjects, for she has gone from royalty, to European artists, and now to scientists. The True Adventures of Charley Darwin will also be unusual in that it breaks from Meyer's formula of always having a female narrator, as Charley will narrate his own story.
Meyer is also currently planning a project about Marie Antoinette for a release in 2010.
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[edit] Personal
Born as an only child in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, Carolyn Meyer began her first "novel," Humpy the Caterpillar and Gladys the Snail: A True Life Romance at age eight. However, she only came to finish three complete chapters.
Mother to Alan, John, and Chris, she now resides in a small town near Albuquerque, New Mexico.
[edit] Novels
- Where the Broken Heart Still Beats (1992)
- White Lilacs (1993)
- Rio Grande Stories (1994)
- Drummers of Jericho (1995)
- Gideon's People (1996)
- Jubilee Journey (1997)
- Mary, Bloody Mary (1999)
- Isabel: Jewel of Castilla (2000)
- Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess (2000)
- Beware, Princess Elizabeth (2001)
- Kristina: The Girl King (2003)
- Brown Eyes Blue (2003)
- Doomed Queen Anne (2004)
- Patience, Princess Catherine (2004)
- Marie, Dancing (2005)
- Loving Will Shakespeare (2006)
- Duchessina (2007)
- In Mozart's Shadow: His Sister's Story (2008)
- The True Adventures of Charley Darwin (projected publication in 2009)
- Marie Antoinette (projected publication in 2010)
