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Jean Chapman
Born
Jean Clowes

(1929-10-30)30 October 1929
Blaby, Leicestershire, England
Died18 August 2026(2026-08-18) (aged 96)
Blaby, Leicestershire, England
OccupationNovelist
SpouseLionel Alan Chapman (m. 1951, died 2008)
Children3
Writing career
Pen nameJean Chapman
Period1981–2026
Genreromance

Jean Chapman (née Clowes; 30 October 1929 – 18 August 2026) was a British writer of romance novels from 1981 and a lecturer in creative writing. Her debut novel The Unreasoning Earth and The Red Pavilion were both shortlisted for the Parker Pen Romantic Novel of the Year Award. She was elected the Chairman (2001–2003) of the Romantic Novelists' Association[1] and was a three-time President of the Leicester Writer's Club.

Background

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Jean Clowes was born in Blaby, Leicestershire on 30 October 1929.[2] In 1951, she married Lionel Alan Chapman (1930–2008) in Leicester; they had one son and two daughters. In 1989, she obtained a BA at Open University.[3][4] She died in Blaby on 18 August 2026, aged 96.[5]

Bibliography

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Single novels

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  • The Unreasoning Earth (1981)
  • Tangled Dynasty (1984)
  • The Forbidden Path (1986)
  • Savage Legacy (1987)
  • The Bellmakers (1991)
  • Fortune's Woman (1991)
  • A World Apart (1993)
  • The Red Pavilion (1995)
  • The Soldier's Girl (1997)
  • This Time Last Year (1999)
  • A New Beginning (2001)
  • By Touch Alone (2015)

Philipps-Sinclair Saga

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  1. And a Golden Pear (2002)
  2. Danced Over the Sea (2004)

John Cannon Series

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  1. Both Sides of the Fence (2009)
  2. A Watery Grave (2011)
  3. Deadly Serious (2013)
  4. Deadly Zeal (2015)
  5. Deadly Odds (2018)

Source for bibliography:[6]

References

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  1. ↑ Past RNA Officers, archived from the original on 11 March 2016, retrieved 13 January 2010
  2. ↑ "Jean Clowes birth". FreeBMD. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "Jean Clowes and Lionel A. Chapman marriage". FreeBMD. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  4. ↑ International who's who of authors and writers (Volumen 18), Europa Publications Limited, 2003
  5. ↑ "Jean Chapman". Funeral Notices. 2 September 2026. Retrieved 26 October 2026.
  6. ↑ Jean Chapman at fantasticfiction
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