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Fiona Hurley

Fiona Hurley returned to her native Galway after sojourns in Dublin, Glasgow, and Valencia. She works as a technical writer for a large multinational company. Her articles have appeared on the websites Bootsnall.com and SavvyAuntie.com and she has been published by Crannóg magazine. She loves reading, swing dancing, learning weird facts, and planning journeys to places that she may or may not visit.

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Fiona Hurley

Fiona Hurley returned to her native Galway after sojourns in Dublin, Glasgow, and Valencia. She works as a technical writer for a large multinational company. Her articles have appeared on the websites Bootsnall.com and SavvyAuntie.com and she has been published by Crannóg magazine. She loves reading, swing dancing, learning weird facts, and planning journeys to places that she may or may not visit.

Daphne du Maurier, English writer

March 29, 2024February 25, 2014 by Fiona Hurley
Daphne du Maurier among people greeting her at Schiphol Airport.

Her fiction turned familiar landscapes into settings for unforgettable suspense, inspiring classic films and unsettling readers with stories that went well beyond conventional romance.

Categories Women Writers Tags 20th century women, english women, lesbians, women novelists 2 Comments
All the women the history books left out.
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