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Mary Edgar was born on 27 December 1907 in London, England, UK, daughter of Jenny (Howard) and George Edgar, an author. She was educated privately. On 6 March 1934, she married Rudolph F. Mussi, they had one son, Max, and one daughter, Susan Jane. She was a past chairwoman of Society of Women Writers and Journalists. She started writing contemporary romance novels as Mary Howard in 1930, later she used the penname of Josephine Edgar to sign her gothic historical romances. She was the recipient of the Romantic Novelists' Association award in 1960, 1979, 1980, and Elinor Glyn award in 1961. She passed away on 02 March 1991.
Book List in Order: 59 titles
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Far Blue Horizons
- Jan-1940
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From London to the pyramids a dangerous love made it demands. A young woman who follows her employer to Egypt and who falls helplessly in love with him....
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Devil in My Heart
- Jan-1941
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An young Englishwoman, dutiful daughter of an irresponsible father, was tempted to marry for security, with a man she does not love. Determined to live life to the fullest, she finds what she is dreaming of in the arms of an unconventional and provoc...
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Sixpence in Her Shoe
- Jan-1950
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Jessica Price’s life in working class Leeds in the 1920s is anything but easy. With poverty and hardship a daily struggle for her family and her friends, Jess’s journey through life looks set to be arduous and challenging, but the resilient young...
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The Young Lady
- Jan-1950
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A vicar's daughters; Michale, Caroline and Dorinda, are very different, but they are interested in same men, Anthony and Alex....
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Two Loves Have I
- 1950
- / Contemporary Romance
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Justin made her feel all woman... Liza unaware of Roddy's love for her, married someone else - but she discovered that she didn't really know her husband as well as she thought she did…....
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The Cottager's Daughter
- Jan-1954
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Three Kinds of Love GAVIN -- the young lord of the manor, who first exposed Hannah to temptation, and first showed her the power that she as a woman could wield. WILLIAM -- the rock of strength to who Hannah clung in her dark hour of despair, b...
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Before I Kissed
- 1955
- / Contemporary Romance
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It was not for herself that Janey was ambitious. It was for Duncan. She believed that he was a great actor, and worked hard at making him a celebrity and being a celebrity's wife, but Duncan as a man was neglected and ripe for trouble. His new leadin...
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The Crystal Villa
- Jan-1960
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Stephanie was little more than a child, just out of finishing school, when she went to live with her glamorous aunt at the latter’s fabulous Riviera villa. She was a stranger in that world of wealth and elegance, and innocent with only her innocenc...
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More Than Friendship
- 1960
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They belonged to different worlds; Jim's background was the industrial North, and Janet was a girl from his own class, but Tessa came from the romantic world of ballet. What change would the spotlight make in the Tessa's young life? Was it love tha...
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The Pleasure Seekers // The Charmed Circle
- Mar-1970
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Three girls leaving school, closely linked, yet separated by life and family environment. Beverly Morris, dominated by her beautiful mother Flamy, a fashionable interior decorator, her father Gerald, a great star stubbornly refusing to acknowledge...
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Soldiers & Lovers
- Mar-1973
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Three women, different in age, class and background, are brought together in a small English village by World War II. To June Lambert, the war brings motherhood, passion and danger. Lorna Sharpness finds deeom true friendship - and tragedy. And Freda...
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Mr Rodriguez
- Feb-1979
- / Contemporary Romance
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Winner of the Romantic Novel of the Year Award (1980) by the Romantic Novelists' Association....
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Success Story
- Feb-1984
- / General Fiction
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Lorna has taken a job in town. Jack, a friend of her brother's, suggests she move into the boarding house in which he lives. Lorna's married boss begins an affair with her. Soon Lorna's life is getting out of control....
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There Will I Follow
- Jun-2016
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Janet Gwynaith had always known how to get what she wanted. Ambitious and ruthless, she had fought her way up to a directorship at Ellisons Ltd. Beautiful, predatory, she had bewitched Paul Ellison into marriage. Now she wanted John Tregennis, wanted...
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Award-Winning Books by Mary Howard (1)
1960 RoNA -- Romantic Novel of the Year
Mr Rodriguez
1980 RoNA -- Best Modern Award