Marjorie Quarton

Marjorie Quarton (born 1930) is an Irish novelist.

Marjorie Quarton
BornMarjorie Smethwick
1930
Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
OccupationWriter
NationalityIrish

Life and work

Born Marjorie Smethwick to Standish Smethwick and Dolly Webb in 1930 in Nenagh, County Tipperary.[1][2][3][4] She was educated in Dublin. Quarton did not start her writing career until she was in her 50s.[5] She has written novels, memoirs, children's books and newspaper articles.[6][1][7]

Quarton was a horse, sheep and cattle breeder and also worked for the National Council for the Blind of Ireland.[8][7][9] She has written on dogs, particularly sheepdogs. She is a member of PEN and resides near Nenagh.[7][2][3][4]

Bibliography
  • Corporal Jack (London: Collins, 1987)
  • No Harp Like My Own (London: Collins, 1988)
  • Renegade (London: André Deutsch, 1991)
  • Breakfast The Night Before : Recollections of an Irish Horse-Dealer (André Deutsch, 1989)
  • Saturday's Child (André Deutsch, 1993)
  • The Cow Watched the Battle (Dublin: Poolebeg, 1990)
  • The Other Side of the Island (Dublin: Poolbeg, 1991)
  • Longshot, No Harp Like My Own, Trial, The Flight Of Flamingo by Dick Francis, Marjorie Quarton, Clifford Irving, Elizabeth Darrell, (Readers Digest, 1991)

References
  1. "An Irishwoman's Diary on a strange meeting near Ypres in 1915". Irish times. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  2. "Marjorie Quarton". Ricorso. Archived from the original on December 29, 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  3. "Marjorie Quarton". Irish writers-online. Archived from the original on December 29, 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  4. "Marjorie Quarton - The Lilliput Press". Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  5. "DUBLIN DUCHESS: Review: Part-Time Writer: Notes and Reflections by Marjorie Quarton". Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  6. "Two Nenagh authors launch latest works – Tipperary Star". Tipperarystar.ie. 2 October 2015. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  7. Colman Andrews (21 December 2012). The Country Cooking of Ireland. Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-1-4521-2405-6.
  8. "Irish draught horse book – Buy the Book". Irish draught horse book. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  9. "Horses: A lifetime of breeding top class draughts and show jumpers – Independent.ie". Independent. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

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