June Knox-Mawer, née Ellis (10 May 1930 in Wrexham, Wales – 19 April 2006) was a British writer of non-fiction books and romance novels and a radio broadcaster. In 1992, her novel Sandstorm won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association.[1]
June Ellis Knox-Mawer | |
|---|---|
| Born | June Ellis 10 May 1930 Wrexham, Wales, UK |
| Died | 19 April 2006 (aged 75) |
| Pen name | June Knox-Mawer |
| Occupation | Writer, novelist, radio broadcaster |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1961–2001 |
| Genre | Romance |
| Notable awards | RoNA Award |
| Spouse | Ronald Knox-Mawer (1951–2007) |
| Children | 2 |
Biography edit
Knox-Mawer was born June Ellis on 10 May 1930 in Wrexham, Wales, UK, daughter of Frank Ellis, an accountant,[2] and was raised in rural Denbighshire. She worked on the Chester Chronicle.[3] In 1951, she married Ronald Knox-Mawer (1925–2009), a barrister and member of the colonial judiciary; they had a son a and a daughter.[2] The married couple lived in Arabia and Fiji, which inspired her writing. In 1972, they returned to the UK. She died on 19 April 2006, aged 75.[3]
Bibliography edit
Non-fiction edit
- The Sultans Came to Tea (1961)
- A Gift of Islands: Living in Fiji (1965)
- A South Sea Spell (1975)
- Tales from Paradise: Memories of the British in the South Pacific (1986)
- A Ram in the Well: A Welsh Homecoming (2001)
Novels edit
- Marama (1972) aka Marama of the Islands
- Sandstorm (1992)
- The Shadow of Wings (1995)
References and sources edit
- ^ Awards by the Romantic Novelists' Association, 7 October 2012
- ^ a b Pacific Islands Year Book and Who's Who, Pacific Publications, 1968
- ^ a b June Knox-Mawer's Obituary at The Telegraph, 7 October 2012