"I have always been interested in family relationships, for instance, and sibling relationships in particular.
"I use my writing to study in greater depth subjects that fascinate me or intrigue me," Harris explained. Beginning with her focus on Sarah Purcell in The Silent Shore, each book follows the fortunes of one particular sister and is narrated from her perspective: Sarah, Frances, Julia, and Gwen Purcell in turn. The Silent Shore, The Beckoning Hills, The Dividing Sea, and Beyond the Orchid House comprise the "Sisters of the Quantock Hills" series and focus on four sisters who reside in a large house in rural England at the beginning of the twentieth century. Popular with young fans of historical fiction, Harris's "Sisters of the Quantock Hills" series has been published in both England and the United States.
Moving to Canada at the age of twenty-one, she spent three years traveling throughout North America, then returned to England and worked in a variety of fields before penning her first children's book in the mid-1980s. SIDELIGHTS: Growing up in England, Ruth Elwin Harris decided to travel and see the world, believing it would strengthen her writing. The Dividing Sea, Walker Books (London, England) 1989, published as Julia's Story, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2002.īillie: The Nevill Letters, 1914–1916, Julia MacRae Books (London, England), 1991.īeyond the Orchid House, Julia MacRae Books (London, England), 1994, published as Gwen's Story, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2002.Īlso author of Choices, and numerous short stories for magazines and radio. The Beckoning Hills, Julia MacRae Books (London, England), 1987, published as Frances' Story, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2002. The Silent Shore, Walker Books (London, England), 1986, reprinted, Julia MacRae Books (London, England), 2002, published as Sarah's Story, Candlewick Press (Cambridge, MA), 2002.
MEMBER: British Society of Authors, Royal Air Force Club, Western Front Association. Worked variously as a theatre stage manager, sailing instructor, secretary and personal assistant, personnel officer, civil servant, lecturer, and school governor. Hobbies and other interests: Historical research, music (particularly opera), gardening, traveling.ĪDDRESSES: Agent-c/o Author Mail, Walker Books Ltd., 87 Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5HJ, England.ĬAREER: Novelist. Ethnicity: "Anglo Saxon." Education: Educated in Bristol, Switzerland, and London. PERSONAL: Born June 22, 1935, in Bristol, England daughter of Herbert (a physician) and Rowena (Clarkson) Elwin Harris married Christopher John Lincoln Bowes, Jchildren: Jonathan, Jennifer, Richard.
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