Anna Jacobs Anna Jacobs i(A11787 works by)
Also writes as: Shannah Jay ; Sophie Jaye ; Anne Jacobs ; Sherry-Anne Jacobs
Born: Established: 1941 Rochdale, Lancashire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
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Gender: Female
Arrived in Australia: 1973
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Anna Jacobs grew up in Lancashire and migrated to Australia in 1973. She has B.A. (Hons.), a Graduate Diploma in Education and an M.B.A. and before becoming a full-time writer, had been a human resources officer, a teacher and a lecturer in adult technical college. Jacobs writes under a number of pen-names, but mainly now as 'Anna Jacobs', producing historical sagas which use both her native and her adopted country as settings. She also writes occasional family relationships novels and historical romances under that name for another publisher.

Several of her 'Anna Jacobs' books have hit the Top 50 Fiction Bestsellers in the UK. As 'Shannah Jay' she wrote five science fiction novels in the 1990s. Her novel Sword of Azaray (which she wrote as Shannah Jay), a classic fantasy tale for young adults, was published electronically by New Concepts Publishing, as was Worlds Beyond, an e-book short-story collection that was published in 1999 but is no longer available in electronic form. Jacobs has written and given many talks and seminars on the subject of writing, and has written French textbooks as Anne Jacobs.

Between July 2007 and June 2008 Jacobs was the 8th most borrowed author of adult fiction in public libraries in the United Kingdom.

Source: http://www.plr.uk.com (Sighted: 27/01/2010); http://www.annajacobs.com/ (Sighted 09/07/10)

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y separately published work icon The Trader's Reward London : Hodder and Stoughton , 2014 7415264 2014 single work novel historical fiction

'1871. When Fergus Deagan's wife dies in childbirth, she makes him promise to take their family to Western Australia to join his brother Bram, also to marry again. She's right. His young sons and newborn daughter do need a mother's love and he needs something different.

'Disowned by her father for becoming pregnant, Cara Payton bears a stillborn baby. She's in deep despair, until a plea to wetnurse a motherless baby gives her life new purpose. When Fergus proposes marriage, she accepts. She respects him and is happy to stay with the baby she now loves.

'During the voyage to Australia, she and Fergus draw closer. Then her past rears its ugly head and they face a terrible crisis.

'When they finally get to Fremantle, Fergus and Bram, always rivals, struggle to make friends. To make matters worse, Bram has financial problems and there is no railway where Fergus can find engineering work. Can the two brothers solve their problems? Will the newcomers find a way to build a new life?' (Publication summary)

2015 finalist Romance Writers of Australia, Romantic Book of the Year Award Romantic Elements
y separately published work icon The Trader's Wife London : Hodder and Stoughton , 2011 6902936 2011 single work novel romance historical fiction

'Singapore in the 1860s is exotic and yet terrifying for a penniless Englishwoman, alone and vulnerable after her mother's death. Too pretty to obtain a governess's job, Isabella accepts an offer from a Chinese merchant, Mr Lee, to teach him English and live with his family.

'Two years later Bram Deagan arrives in Singapore, determined to make his fortune as a trader. Mr Lee sees a way to expand his business connections to Australia and persuades Isabella to marry Bram.

'They set up a bazaar in Fremantle, much bigger than the shop Bram had originally planned.He has help from other people, but the ideas are his and Isabella's.

'But the past casts a long shadow, and Bram and his wife face unexpected dangers. Will they find a way to achieve their dream of a successful trading business? And can they find happiness and love with each other?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

2012 finalist Romance Writers of Australia, Romantic Book of the Year Award Romantic Elements
y separately published work icon Tomorrow's Promises London : Hodder and Stoughton , 2007 Z1517241 2007 single work novel historical fiction romance 'Ellen Dawson is glad when the Great War ends, but sad that Lady Bingram's aides are to be disbanded. She can't bear to go back into service again after working as a driver and mechanic in London. But she is forced by her mother's illness to accept her old position as housemaid in order to stay in the small Lancashire town ... and her stepfather will stop at nothing to get her under his control again. Meanwhile, Seth Talbot is also facing great difficulties when he takes over as local policeman and tries to bring order to a town where the law has been flouted for years. Anna Jacobs brilliantly recreates life in 1919 in this gripping story of gutsy heroines, wicked men and courageous heroes, and will thrill, chill and warm your heart along the way.' (Publisher's blurb)
2008 finalist Romance Writers of Australia, Romantic Book of the Year Award Long Romance
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