Elizabeth Harrison (12 January 1921 in

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) was an

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writer of

romance novel A romance or romantic novel is a genre fiction novel that primarily focuses on the relationship and Romance (love), romantic love between two people, typically with an emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending. Authors who have contributed ...

s from 1965 to 1995. A medical secretary, she specialized in medical romances. She was the ninth elected Chairman (1977–1979) of the

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Biography

Elizabeth Mary Fancourt Harrison was born on 12 January 1921 in

, England. She studied at

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. She worked as medical secretary, and during the

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, she served at

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. As Elizabeth Harrison, she wrote

s from 1965 to 1995, she specialized in medical romances. She was the ninth elected Chairman (1977–1979) of the

. She died on 26 February 2008 in

, England.

Bibliography

Single novels

*Coffee at Dobree's (1965) *To Mend a Heart (1977) *A Surgeon Called Amanda (1982) *Marrying a Doctor (1984) *The Senior Partner's Daughter (1994) *Made for Each Other (1995)

London's Central Hospital

#The Physicians (1966) #The Ravelston Affair (1967) #Corridors of Healing (1968) #Emergency Call (1970) #Accident Call (1971) #Ambulance Call (1972) #Surgeon's Call (1973) #On Call (1974) #Hospital Call (1975) #Dangerous Call (1976) #Young Doctor Goddard (1978) #Doctor Called Caroline (1979) #A Surgeon's Life (1983) #Surgeon's Affair (1985) #Surgeon at St. Mark's (1986) #The Surgeon She Married (1988) #The Faithful Type (1993)

References and sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Harrison, Elizabeth English romantic fiction writers 1921 births 2008 deaths 20th-century English novelists