Reay Tannahill | |
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Born | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom | 9 December 1929
Died | 2 November 2007 London, England, United Kingdom | (aged 77)
Pen name | Reay Tannahill, Annabel Laine |
Occupation | Historian, writer, novelist |
Nationality | British |
Period | 1964–2007 |
Genre | Non-fiction, historical fiction, romance |
Notable awards | RoNA Award |
Spouse | Michael Edwardes (1958-1983) |
Reay Tannahill[pronunciation?] (9 December 1929 – 2 November 2007) was a British historian, non-fiction writer, and novelist, best known perhaps for two non-fiction bestsellers: Food in History and Sex in History. She also wrote under the pseudonym Annabel Laine.[1] Her novel Passing Glory won in 1990 the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association.[2]