In memory of Violet Winspear

[reviews_and_ramblings]

Violet Winspear was born on April 28, 1928 in England and died at the beginning of 1989.

Violet debued with the imprint in 1961 with the title Lucifer's Angel, the first of many "dark and dangerous" titles associated with her work. She caused a big controversy in 1970, when she claimed her heroes should "frighten and fascinate. They must be the sort of men who are capable of rape". This comment caused uproar and lead to her receiving hate mail.

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Comments

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

I was really disconcerted when I read it. I read Violet Winspear and I didn't find this type of men in her books... but maybe the Italian translation were censored... Elisa

[lee-rowan.livejournal.com]

It may be that she mostly wrote them in a way that she perceived the men in that light--it might not necessarily translate that way. Or that description might've been a very clever way to get publicity that succeeded a little too well. I know I read one of her books, but don't remember a thing about it.

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

Well I think better the first thesis. From what I know, she was very popular in her times, even if only in the series market. Elisa