Virginia Henley

(Virginia Syddall Henley)


Virginia Syddall was born on December 5, 1935 in England, where her father, Thomas Syddall, taught her to love history. She obtained a degree inHistory in the University. In 1956, Virginia married Arthur Henley. They moved to America, and now they live most of the year in St. Petersburg, Florida, and they spend the hot summers in Ontario, Canada, where they have their two adult children and three grandsons.

Virginia Henley is a New York Times bestselling writer of historical novels.Her work has been translated into fourteen languages. She is the recipientof more than a dozen writing awards, including a Romantic Times LifetimeAchievement Award, a Waldenbooks' Bestselling Award, and a Maggie Award forExcellence from the Georgia Romance Writers.

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