Maynah Lewis ( Mclntire; 14 April 1919 in

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, Lancashire, England – 16 July 1988) was a British writer of 23

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and

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s. She is one of only a few authors to have won twice the

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by the Romantic Novelists' Association.

Biography

Born Maynah McIntire on 14 April 1919 in

, Lancashire, England, UK, she was educated at schools in Scotland. In 1936, she married Victor Lewis, and had one son. She was a professional musician and teacher, before became writing full-time from 1958. She won twice the

by the Romantic Novelists' Association, by her novels ''The Future is Forever'' in 1968, and ''The Pride of Innocenc''e in 1972. Maynah Lewis died on 16 July 1988.

Bibliography

* ''No Place for Love'' (1963) * ''Give Me This Day'' (1964) aka ''Give Us This Day'' * ''See the Bright Morning'' (1965) * ''Make Way for Tomorrow'' (1966) * ''The Long Hot Days'' (1966) * ''The Future Is Forever'' (1967) * ''Till Then, My Love'' (1968) * ''Of No Fixed Abode'' (1968) * ''Symphony for Two Players'' (1969) * ''Corner of Eden'' (1970) * ''The Pride of Innocence'' (1971) * ''Too Late for Tears'' (1972) * ''The Town That Nearly Died'' (1973) * ''The Miracle of Lac Blanche'' (1973) * ''The Unforgiven'' (1974) * ''The Other Side of Paradise'' (1975) * ''A Woman of Property'' (1976) * ''These My Children'' (1977) * ''Love Has Two Faces'' (1981) * ''Barren Harvest'' (1981) * ''Before the Darkness Falls'' (1981) * ''Hour of the Siesta'' (1982) * ''Whisper Who Dares'' (1983)

References and sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Maynah 1919 births 1988 deaths Novelists from Liverpool English romantic fiction writers Place of death missing RoNA Award winners 20th-century English novelists 20th-century English women writers Women romantic fiction writers English women novelists