Dorothy Cork
Biography
As an author for Mills and Boon and later for Harlequin Romance, Dorothy Cork published 38 romance novels. She wrote ten books for the Silhouette Romance imprint. She wrote from 1965 to 1985. Her first novel "The address was Noonameena" was written under the pseudonym of Deidre Cork. She is now nearly 93. A full list of her novels can be found at http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/dorothy-cork/. The complete list is below. Initially she wrote for Mills and Boon. This company was later acquired by Harlequin Romance.
A number of her romances were written while she and her husband travelled extensively in Europe. Alan Boon had a preference for stories set in Australia as these were very populare in the UK. However when Dorothy proposed setting a story in Russia (which country she had just visited - in the early 70s - he said "I think not, Dorothy." There were however other stories set in Egypt, Morocco and France.
She wrote a great deal of beautiful poetry from a very early age - encouraged by her grandfather (who was the first graduate of Sydney University to hold a Chair). He encouraged her to "cultivate the muse."
She also wrote a number of short stories - about half of which were published in various Australian magazines. There is no published book of her short stories available.
Books
The Address Was Noonameena (1965) (writing as Deidre Cork) Where Black Swans Fly (1971) A Night for Possums (1971) Butterfly Montane (1972) Wayaway (1972) Summer Mountain (1972) Spirit of the Sun (1973) The Girl at Saltbush Flat (1973) A Promise to Keep (1974) The Red Plains of Jounima (1974) Heart of the Whirlwind (1974) Gate of the Golden Gazelle (1974) Quicksilver Summer (1975) Wandalilli Princess (1975) Red Diamond (1975) The Eye of the Sun (1976) Dreamtime at Big Sky (1976) Breakers on the Beach (1977) Outback Rainbow (1977) Sunset Country (1977) Island of Escape (1978) A Thousand Miles Away (1978) Forget and Forgive (1978) The Kurranulla Round (1979) Walkabout Wife (1979) Outback Runaway (1980) Barefoot Bride (1980) First Passion (1980) By Honour Bound (1981) Secret Marriage (1981) Reluctant Deceiver (1982) No More Regrets (1982) Outback Dreaming (1983) Island Spell (1983) The Man from the Past (1984) Chosen Wife (1984) Wildest Dreams (1985) With Marriage in Mind (1985)
