Marjorie Quarton (born 1930) is an Irish novelist.
Life and work
Born Marjorie Smethwick to Standish Smethwick and Dolly Webb in 1930 in
Nenagh
Nenagh ( ; , or simply 'the Fair') is the county town of County Tipperary in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Nenagh used to be a market town, and the site of the East Munster Ormond Fair.
Nenagh was the county town of the former county of Nort ...
, County Tipperary.
She was educated in
Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
. Quarton did not start her writing career until she was in her 50s.
She has written novels, memoirs, children's books and newspaper articles.
Quarton was a horse, sheep and cattle breeder and also worked for the
National Council for the Blind of Ireland
The National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI), in Drumcondra, Dublin, is a charitable organisation which provides support and services to people experiencing sight loss in Republic of Ireland, Ireland
Established in 1931 by Alice Stanley ...
.
She has written on dogs, particularly sheepdogs. She is a member of
PEN
PEN may refer to:
* (National Ecological Party), former name of the Brazilian political party Patriota (PATRI)
* PEN International, a worldwide association of writers
** English PEN, the founding centre of PEN International
** PEN America, located ...
and resides near Nenagh.
Bibliography
*''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
Richard Stanley Francis (31 October 1920 – 14 February 2010) was a British steeplechase jockey and crime writer whose novels centre on horse racing in England.
After wartime service in the RAF, Francis became a full-time jump-jockey, winn ...
, Marjorie Quarton,
Clifford Irving
Clifford Michael Irving (November 5, 1930 – December 19, 2017) was an American novelist and investigative reporter. Although he published 20 novels, he is best known for an "autobiography" allegedly written as told to Irving by billionaire ...
, Elizabeth Darrell, (Reader's Digest, 1991)
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1930 births
Living people
Irish women writers