Carolyn Meyer

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Carolyn Meyer
Born (1935-06-08) June 8, 1935 (age 88)
Lewistown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationNovelist
NationalityAmerican
Period1992–present
GenreHistorical fiction, young adult fiction
Website
readcarolyn.com

Carolyn Meyer (born June 8, 1935) is an American author of novels for children and young adults.

The typical genre for her work is historical fiction, one of her more popular projects being the Young Royals series, each novel of which tells the story of a different crown princess (duchess, in the case of Catherine de Medici, and lady, in the case of Anne Boleyn) of her home country; either Egypt, England, Italy, Scotland, Austria and France.

For example, one of Carolyn Meyer's works is Duchessina, which is the story of the troubled childhood and young adulthood of the Italian duchess Catherine de' Medici up to her meeting with Crown Prince Henry of France. One recent novel in the Young Royals is Victoria Rebels, which is about the teenage Princess Victoria of Kent and her budding relationship with Prince Albert of Germany.

Early life[edit]

Born June 8, 1935,[1] as an only child in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, Meyer began her first "novel," Humpy the Caterpillar and Gladys the Snail: A True Life Romance at age eight. However, she completed only three chapters.[1]

Career[edit]

Meyer's latest work published is Beauty's Daughter: The Story of Hermione and Helen of Troy, published October 2013.

Her previous published work was The True Adventures of Charley Darwin, focusing on the life of Charles Darwin, quite a leap from her usual subjects, for she has gone from royalty, to European artists, and now to scientists. The True Adventures of Charley Darwin is unusual in that it breaks from Meyer's formula of always having a female narrator, as Charley narrates his own story. The hardcover version of this book was published on January 26, 2009.[2][3] Before Darwin came In Mozart's Shadow, a historical novel about Mozart and narrated by his older sister, Maria Anna Mozart, nicknamed Nannerl, released in 2008.[4]

Personal life[edit]

Mother to three grown sons, she resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her husband, E.A. "Tony" Mares, a New Mexico poet, essayist and historian, and professor at the University of New Mexico, died January 30, 2015.[1]

Novels[edit]

Novels by Carolyn Meyer
Title Year published Part of Young Royals series
Where the Broken Heart Still Beats: The Story of Cynthia Ann Parker 1992 No
White Lilacs 1993 No
Rio Grande Stories 1994 No
Drummers of Jericho 1995 No
Gideon's People 1996 No
Jubilee Journey 1997 No
Mary, Bloody Mary 1999 Yes
Isabel: Jewel of Castilla 2000 Yes
Anastasia: The Last Grand Duchess 2000 Yes
Beware, Princess Elizabeth 2001 Yes
Kristina: The Girl King 2003 Yes
Brown Eyes Blue 2003 No
Doomed Queen Anne 2004 Yes
Patience, Princess Catherine 2004 Yes
Marie, Dancing 2005 No
Loving Will Shakespeare 2006 No
Duchessina: A Novel of Catherine de' Medici 2007 Yes
In Mozart's Shadow: His Sister's Story 2008 No
The True Adventures of Charley Darwin 2009 No
The Bad Queen: Rules and Instructions for Marie Antoinette 2010 Yes
Cleopatra Confesses 2011 Yes
The Wild Queen: The Days and Nights of Mary, Queen of Scots 2012 Yes
Victoria Rebels 2013 Yes
Beauty's Daughter: The Story of Hermione and Helen of Troy 2013 No
Anastasia and her Sisters 2013 Yes
Girl With a Camera: Margaret Bourke-White, Photographer 2017 No
Girl with Brush and Canvas: Georgia O'Keeffe, American Artist 2019 No

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Meyer, Carolyn. "My Life". Carolyn Meyer. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Meyer, Carolyn. "My Books". Carolyn Meyer.
  3. ^ Details for The True Adventures of Charley Darwin at Amazon booksellers
  4. ^ Details for In Mozart's Shadow at Amazon booksellers

External links[edit]

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