Too many people spell Rosemary’s name wrong, with an ‘e’, as Sutcliffe! Indeed, if you Google ‘Rosemary Sutcliffe’ with an ‘e’ you find many versions of this error in schools and in bookshops. In fact one of her publishers made this mistake in their promotional material for one of her books.
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Alan Myers compiled an “A to Z of the many writers of the past who had a significant connection” with the North-East of England which has now disappeared from the web . He writes of Rosemary:
“One of the most distinguished children’s writers of our times, Rosemary Sutcliff wrote over thirty books , some of them now considered classics. She sets several of her best-known works in Roman and Dark Age Britain, giving her the opportunity to write about divided loyalties, a recurring theme. The Capricorn Bracelet comprises six linked short stories spanning the years AD 61 to AD 383, and Hadrian’s Wall features in the narrative. (more…)
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