Rosemary Aitken

Rosemary Aitken (born 1942) is an English author, who has written a number of academic textbooks and historical novels under her own name, and a series of whodunnits set in Roman Britain under the pen name of Rosemary Rowe.

Her writings are similar to those of Philip Boast, Gloria Cook and Winston Graham.[citation needed]

Biography

Rosemary Aitken was born in Cornwall but spent much of her early life in New Zealand. Her professional career was spent teaching English Language and she has written a number of textbooks on this subject. Her first historical novel, The Girl from Penvarris, was published in 1995, the first in a series set in a fictional Cornish village.[1]

Under the name Rosemary Rowe she has written a series of historical mysteries, set in and around the Roman town of Glevum, (modern-day Gloucester). The detective in the stories, named Libertus, is a pavement-maker, whose expertise in mosaic patterns parallels his skill in resolving puzzling crimes.

Bibliography

Cornish Sagas

  • The Girl from Penvarris (1995)
  • The Tinner's Daughter (1996)[2]
  • Cornish Harvest (1998)
  • Stormy Waters (2000)
  • The Silent Shore (2001)
  • The Granite Cliffs (2002)
  • A Cornish Maid (2010)
  • Flowers for Miss Pengelly.
  • The Blacksmiths Daughter.

Libertus Roman mysteries

  1. The Germanicus Mosaic (1999)[3]
  2. A Pattern of Blood (2000)
  3. Murder in the Forum (2001)
  4. The Chariots of Calyx (2002)
  5. The Legatus Mystery (2003)[4]
  6. The Ghosts of Glevum (2004)[5]
  7. Enemies of the Empire (2005)
  8. A Roman Ransom (2006)
  9. A Coin for the Ferryman (2007)[6]
  10. Death at Pompeia's Wedding (2008)
  11. Requiem for a Slave (2010)
  12. The Vestal Vanishes (2011)
  13. A Whispering of Spies (2012)
  14. Dark Omens (2013)
  15. The Fateful Day (2014)
  16. The Ides of June (2016)
  17. The Price of Freedom (2018)
  18. A Prisoner of Privilege (2019)
  19. A Dreadful Destiny (2021)

Novels

  • Against the Tide (2004)
  • The Tregenza Girls (2006)
  • From Penvarris with Love (2008)
  • "Flowers for Miss Pengelly" (2012)

Textbooks

  • Make up Your Mind (1982)
  • Teaching Tenses (2002)
  • Writing a Novel: A Practical Guide (2003)
  • Teach Yourself, Creative Writing Masterclass: Writing Crime Fiction (2014)

References

  1. ^ "Rosemary Aitken - Author". raitken.wyenet.co.uk.
  2. ^ "The Tinner's Daughter by Rosemary Aitken". thebookbag.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Books: Dark doings in ancient Rome". The Independent. 26 July 1999.
  4. ^ "The Legatus Mystery - Rosemary Rowe".
  5. ^ "The Ghosts of Glevum - Rosemary Rowe".
  6. ^ "A Coin For The Ferryman by Rosemary Rowe".