Jessica Ayre
Personal Information
Description
Elżbieta Borensztejn was born on 4 January 1946 in Łódź, Poland, the daughter of Hena and Aaron Borensztejn with Jewish origin. Following her birth, her parents moved to Paris, France, and in 1951 they emigrating to Canada. She grew up in the province of Quebec - first in a small Laurentian town, subsequently in Montreal. She graduated from McGill University with a B.A. degree in 1966 and her M.A. the following year. During 1970-71 she was a staff writer for the Centre for Community Research in New York City and is a former University of Essex lecturer in European Studies. She was a founding member and editorial director of the Writers and Readers Publishing Cooperative. Through the eighties she was a Deputy Director of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London, UK, for whom she also edited the seminal Documents Series and established ICA television and the video Writers in Conversation series. She produced several made for television films and had written a number of books before devoting herself to writing fulltime in 1990. In recognition of her contribution to literature, Lisa Appignanesi has been honoured with a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French government. In 2004, she became Deputy President of English PEN and has run its highly successful 'Free Expression is No Offence Campaign' against the Racial and Religious Hatred Bill. In 2008 she became President of English PEN. She writes for The Guardian, The Independent and has made several series for BBC Radio 4, as well as frequently appearing as a cultural commentator. In 1967, she married Richard Appignanesi, another writer, with whom she had one son in 1975, Josh Appignanesi, a film director. They divorced in 1984. With her life partner John Forrester, she had a daugther, Katrina Forrester, a Research Fellow in the history of modern political thought at St John's College, Cambridge. She lives in London.
Books
New Discovery
She'd never behaved this way before Young writer Clarissa Harlowe was the newest "high-strung thoroughbred," as Garrett Hamilton put it, in his publishing stable. He promised to pull out all the stops to promote her new novel, including press parties, TV shows and personal appearances. Clarissa should have been thrilled at all the attention she was getting. Should have been grateful for all the work the handsome, successful editorial director of Jethrop House was doing on her behalf. So why did she act like a spoiled child whenever Garrett was near? She'd always thought love made you feel happy....
Not to Be Trusted
Her own heart betrayed her... Lynda Harrow was the very first on-staff interior designer at Dunlop Associates, an architectural firm. And she enjoyed being involved in an assignment from its inception... usually. But Paul Overton, the firm's top architect, was managing the new Stately Homes hotel project--and he seemed intent on proving she couldn't handle it. The only thing Lynda couldn't handle was Paul Overton! And falling in love with him didn't improve matters.
Hard to handle
HunterThe desert was no place for a female. But as chief of security for a top secret operation, Hunter had his orders, and Jennifer Marist needed his protection. He thought he could handle spending a week on the rugged Arizona plains with the one woman he was determined never to touch....But he hadn't planned on the lure of Jenny's wild, sweet passion--or on discovering a love he'd never dreamed possible.Man in ControlEver since DEA agent Alexander Cobb had given Jodie Clayburn a Texas-size brush-off, they'd been sworn enemies. But eight years later, this cynical long, tall Texan couldn't believe the baby-faced schoolgirl had turned into such a beauty. Or that she'd help him crack the drug-smuggling case that threatened Jacobsville. He'd risk everything to protect her. Would the man in control finally get caught in his own web of danger...and desire?