Constance Heaven

Constance Fecher Heaven
Born Constance Fecher
6 August 1911(1911-08-06)
London, England, UK
Died 1995 (aged 83–84)
Pen name Constance Fecher,
Constance Heaven,
Christina Merlin
Occupation Actress, novelist
Nationality British
Period 1963-1995
Genres romance
Spouse(s) William Heaven (1939-1958)

Constance Heaven, née Constance Fecher (b. August 6, 1911 in London, England, UK - d. 1995) was a British writer of romance novels from 1963 to 1995, under her maiden name, her married name and under the pseudonym Christina Merlin. In 1973, her novel The House Of Kuragin was the Winner of Romantic Novel of the Year[1]

She was the eleventh elected Chairman (1981–1983) of the Romantic Novelists' Association.[2]

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Biography

Born Constance Fecher on 6 August 1911 in Enfield, Middlesex, London, England, UK. She was educated at the Convent of Woodford Green, Essex since 1921 to 1928, when she joined to study at King's College London, where she obtained a Honours degree in English in 1931. In 1931, she also graduated at London College of Music.

In 5 November 1939, she married William Heaven, who died in 1958. She was actress since 1939 to 1966.

Published since 1963, she started writing historical novels with young protagonists under her maiden name Constance Fecher. Since 1972, she signed her novels more romantic, under her married name, Constance Heaven. She also used de pseudonym of Christina Merlin. In 1973, her novel The House Of Kuragin was the Winner of Romantic Novel of the Year.

She was the eleventh elected Chairman (1981–1983) of the Romantic Novelists' Association. She died in 1995, and continued writing until her death.

Bibliography

Some of her novels were reedited under different pen names of titles.

As Constance Fecher

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Single novels

Tudor Trilogy

  1. Queen's Delight (1966) aka The Queen's favorite
  2. Traitor's Son (1967)
  3. King's legacy (1967)

Non fiction

As Constance Heaven

[4]

Kuragin Saga

  1. The House of Kuragin (1972)
  2. Heir to Kuragin (1978) aka The Astrov Legacy
  3. The Astrov Inheritance (1973)

Ravensley Saga

  1. Lord of Ravensley (1978)
  2. The Ravensley Touch (1982)

Single novels

As Christina Merlin

Novels

References and sources

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