Anna Jacobs
{{Short description|English novelist (born 1941)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2014}}
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| birth_place = Rochdale, Lancashire, England
| website = {{URL|http://www.annajacobs.com/}}
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Anna Jacobs (born 1941) is an English novelist. She graduated from the University of Leeds in 1962, before emigrating to Australia in 1973. She has written 109 novels,{{Cite web |title=Anna Jacobs books {{!}} Australian author of historical and modern novels |url=http://www.annajacobs.com/ |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=www.annajacobs.com}} the majority of which are historical sagas (published by Hodder & Stoughton{{Cite web|url=https://www.hodder.co.uk/contributor/anna-jacobs/|title=Anna Jacobs|date=2019-04-24|website=Hachette UK|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-18}}) or familial or relationship stories (published by Allison & Busby{{Cite web|url=https://www.allisonandbusby.com/author/anna-jacobs|title=Anna Jacobs at Allison and Busby|website=www.allisonandbusby.com|access-date=2019-10-18|archive-date=18 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018103707/https://www.allisonandbusby.com/author/anna-jacobs|url-status=dead}}) published under her own name. She has also written fantasy novels, published under the name Shannah Jay.{{Cite web|url=http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?3235|title=Summary Bibliography: Shannah Jay|website=www.isfdb.org|access-date=2019-10-18}} In 2006, her novel Pride of Lancashire won the Australian Romantic Novel of the Year Award.
Books
=Published by Hodder & Stoughton=
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The Gibson Family:
- Salem Street (1994)
- High Street (1994)
- Ridge Hill (1995)
- Hallam Square (1995)
- Spinners Lake (1996)
The Kershaw Sisters:
- Our Lizzie (1998)
- Our Polly (2000)
- Our Eva (2002)
- Our Mary Ann (2003)
The Settlers:
- Lancashire Lass (2000)
- Lancashire Legacy (2001)
The Staley Family:
- Down Weavers Lane (2002)
- Calico Road (2005)
The Irish Sisters:
- A Pennyworth of Sunshine (2003)
- Twopenny Rainbows (2004)
- Threepenny Dreams (2004)
The Music Hall Series (Preston Family):
- Pride of Lancashire (2005)
- Star of the North (2006)
- Bright Day Dawning (2006)
- Heart of the Town (2006)
Lady Bingram's Aides:
- Tomorrow's Promises (2007)
- Yesterday's Girl (2008)
The Swan River Saga:
- Farewell to Lancashire (2009)
- Beyond the Sunset (2010)
- Destiny's Path (2013)
The Traders:
- The Trader's Wife (2011)
- The Trader's Sister (2012)
- The Trader's Dream (2012)
- The Trader's Gift (2013)
- The Trader's Reward (2014)
The Rivenshaw Saga:
- A Time to Remember (2015)
- A Time for Renewal (2015)
- A Time to Rejoice (2016)
- Gifts For Our Time (2017)
The Ellindale Saga:
- One Quiet Woman (2017)
- One Kind Man (2018)
- One Special Village (2018)
- One Perfect Family (2019)
The Birch End Saga:
- A Daughter's Journey (2019)
- A Widow's Courage (2020)
Backshaw Moss:
- A Valley Dream (2021)
- A Valley Secret (2021)
- A Valley Wedding (2022)
Standalone Novels:
- Jessie (1997)
- Like No Other (1999)
- Freedom's Land (2008)
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=Published by Allison & Busby=
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The Wiltshire Girls:
- Cherry Tree Lane (2010)
- Elm Tree Road (2011)
- Yew Tree Gardens (2012)
The Hope Trilogy:
- A Place of Hope (2012)
- In Search of Hope (2013)
- A Time for Hope (2014)
Greyladies Trilogy:
- Heir to Greyladies (2013)
- Mistress of Greyladies (2014)
- Legacy of Greyladies (2015)
Peppercorn Street:
- Peppercorn Street (2014)
- Cinnamon Gardens (2015)
- Saffron Lane (2017)
- Bay Tree Cottage (2018)
- Christmas in Peppercorn Street (2019)
Honeyfield:
- The Honeyfield Bequest (2016)
- A Stranger in Honeyfield (2017)
- Peace Comes to Honeyfield (2018)
Penny Lake:
- Changing Lara (2019)
- Finding Cassie' (2020)
Waterfront:
- Mara's Choice (2021)
- Sarah's Gift (2022)
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=Published under Shannah Jay=
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The Chronicles of Tenebrak:
- Quest (1994)
- Lands of Nowhere (1995)
- Shadow of the Serpent (1995)
- The Price of Wisdom (1996)
Second Chronicles of Tenebrak:
- Tenebrak the Founding (2010)
Standalone novels:
- Envoy (1994)
- Sword of Azaray (2012)
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.annajacobs.com}}
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Category:English emigrants to Australia
Category:English women novelists
Category:Writers from Rochdale
Category:English speculative fiction writers
Category:Alumni of the University of Leeds
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