Marjorie Quarton (born 1930) is an Irish novelist.
Marjorie Quarton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marjorie Smethwick 1930 Nenagh, County Tipperary |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Irish |
Life and work edit
Born Marjorie Smethwick to Standish Smethwick and Dolly Webb in 1930 in Nenagh, County Tipperary.[1][2][3][4] She was educated in Dublin. Quarton did not start her writing career until she was in her 50s.[5] She has written novels, memoirs, children's books and newspaper articles.[6][1][7]
Quarton was a horse, sheep and cattle breeder and also worked for the National Council for the Blind of Ireland.[8][7][9] She has written on dogs, particularly sheepdogs. She is a member of PEN and resides near Nenagh.[7][2][3][4]
Bibliography edit
- Corporal Jack (London: Collins, 1987)
- No Harp Like My Own (London: Collins, 1988)
- Renegade (London: André Deutsch, 1991)
- Breakfast The Night Before : Recollections of an Irish Horse-Dealer (André Deutsch, 1989)
- Saturday's Child (André Deutsch, 1993)
- The Cow Watched the Battle (Dublin: Poolebeg, 1990)
- The Other Side of the Island (Dublin: Poolbeg, 1991)
- Longshot, No Harp Like My Own, Trial, The Flight Of Flamingo by Dick Francis, Marjorie Quarton, Clifford Irving, Elizabeth Darrell, (Reader's Digest, 1991)
References edit
- ^ a b "An Irishwoman's Diary on a strange meeting near Ypres in 1915". Irish times. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Marjorie Quarton". Ricorso. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Marjorie Quarton". Irish writers-online. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Marjorie Quarton - The Lilliput Press". Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "DUBLIN DUCHESS: Review: Part-Time Writer: Notes and Reflections by Marjorie Quarton". Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Two Nenagh authors launch latest works – Tipperary Star". Tipperarystar.ie. 2 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ a b c Colman Andrews (21 December 2012). The Country Cooking of Ireland. Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-1-4521-2405-6.
- ^ "Irish draught horse book – Buy the Book". Irish draught horse book. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Horses: A lifetime of breeding top class draughts and show jumpers – Independent.ie". Independent. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
Further reading edit
- Elizabeth Grubgeld (January 2004). Anglo-Irish Autobiography: Class, Gender, and the Forms of Narrative. Syracuse University Press. pp. 13–. ISBN 978-0-8156-3016-6.
- "Nenagh CBS Primary: February 2015". Nenagh CBS. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- "Bealtaine Festival". Bealtaine. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- "A lone woman in a mans world". Independent. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- "Book Launches". Independent. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- "Marjories second breakfast helping!". Independent. 25 November 2000. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- Michael Harding (16 October 2009). "Moving through the fair in search of some animal magnetism". Irish times. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- Anne Byrne (19 March 1996). "Transition year comes of age in Tipperary". Irish times. Retrieved 10 November 2016.