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'''Diane Chamberlain''' won the [[1990 RITA® Winners|1990 RITA®]] in the Single Title Contemporary Category.
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'''Diane Chamberlain's''' first novel (began in 1989 but published in 1993), ''[[Private Relations]]'', was started while she was waiting in a doctor’s office. Although this is when and where she started the novel, she did not finish it until four years later (1992).  
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'''Diane Chamberlain''' is the New York Times, USA Today and (London) Sunday Times best-selling author of 27 novels. The daughter of a school principal who supplied her with a new book almost daily, Diane quickly learned the emotional power of story. Although she wrote many small “books” as a child, she didn’t seriously turn to writing fiction until her early thirties when she was waiting for a delayed doctor’s appointment with nothing more than a pad, a pen, and an idea. She was instantly hooked.
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She is an American author of adult fiction. She focuses all of her novels around relationships, whether they are between a man and a woman, a parent and their child, siblings, or friends. Her books incorporate a mixture of family drama, suspense, and romance.
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Diane was born and raised in Plainfield, New Jersey and lived for many years in both San Diego and northern Virginia. She received her master’s degree in clinical social work from San Diego State University. Prior to her writing career, she was a hospital social worker in both San Diego and Washington, D.C, and a psychotherapist in private practice in Alexandria, Virginia, working primarily with adolescents.
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More than two decades ago, Diane was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, which changed the way she works: She wrote two novels using voice recognition software before new medication allowed her to get back to typing. She feels fortunate that her arthritis is not more severe and that she’s able to enjoy everyday activities as well as keep up with a busy travel schedule.
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Diane lives in North Carolina with her significant other, photographer John Pagliuca, and their odd but lovable Shetland Sheepdog, Cole
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==On The Web==
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Official Website [http://www.dianechamberlain.com/]
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==Books==
  
==Novels==
 
*1992 – ''Secret Lives''
 
*1993 – ''[[Private Relations]]''
 
*1994 – ''Fire and Rain''
 
*1994 – ''Lovers and Strangers''
 
*1995 – ''Brass Ring''
 
*1997 – ''Reflection''
 
*1998 – ''The Escape Artist''
 
*1999 – ''Breaking the Silence''
 
*2000 – ''Summer’s Child''
 
*2002 – ''Cypress Point''
 
*2002 – ''Keeper of the Light''
 
*2002 – ''The Courage Tree''
 
*2004 – ''Kiss River''
 
*2005 – ''The Journey Home''
 
*2005 – ''Her Mother’s Shadow''
 
*2006 – ''The Bay at Midnight''
 
*2008 – ''The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes''
 
*2008 - ''Before the Storm''
 
  
 
== Awards ==
 
== Awards ==
* [[1992-1993 Career Achievement Award Winners|1992-1993 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Contemporary Novel
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*1990  [[Romance Writers of America (RWA) Awards|RITA Award]] Winner - Single Title Contemporary Romance, ''[[Private Relations]]''
* [[2000 Career Achievement Award Winners|2000 Career Achievement Award Winner]] - [[Romantic Times Magazine]] - Contemporary Novel
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* [[1990 RITA® Winners|1990 RITA® Winner]] in the [[RITA®: Best Contemporary Single Title|Single Title Contemporary]] category with ''[[Private Relations]]''
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==Awards (body of work)==
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*2000  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Contemporary Novel
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*1992-1993  [[RT Career Achievement Award]] Winner - Contemporary Novel

Revision as of 02:17, 30 October 2022


Diane Chamberlain is the New York Times, USA Today and (London) Sunday Times best-selling author of 27 novels. The daughter of a school principal who supplied her with a new book almost daily, Diane quickly learned the emotional power of story. Although she wrote many small “books” as a child, she didn’t seriously turn to writing fiction until her early thirties when she was waiting for a delayed doctor’s appointment with nothing more than a pad, a pen, and an idea. She was instantly hooked.

Diane was born and raised in Plainfield, New Jersey and lived for many years in both San Diego and northern Virginia. She received her master’s degree in clinical social work from San Diego State University. Prior to her writing career, she was a hospital social worker in both San Diego and Washington, D.C, and a psychotherapist in private practice in Alexandria, Virginia, working primarily with adolescents.

More than two decades ago, Diane was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, which changed the way she works: She wrote two novels using voice recognition software before new medication allowed her to get back to typing. She feels fortunate that her arthritis is not more severe and that she’s able to enjoy everyday activities as well as keep up with a busy travel schedule.

Diane lives in North Carolina with her significant other, photographer John Pagliuca, and their odd but lovable Shetland Sheepdog, Cole

On The Web

Official Website [1]

Books

Awards

Awards (body of work)