Catherine Heath

Catherine Heath (17 November 1924 – 27 October 1991) was a British novelist. An obituary in The Daily Telegraph called her work "gentle and witty, full of cool observations about human behaviour."

Biography

Heath was born Catherine Hirsch in Hendon, Middlesex, the daughter of Dutch immigrants Samuel and Anna de Boer Hirsch. She was educated at Henda County School then St Hilda's College, Oxford, where she studied English under Helen Gardner. In 1948, she married Denis Heath; they were divorced in 1980. Also in 1948, she became an assistant lecturer in the University of Wales.

Her novels stone Walls and The Vulture received positive reviews from critics.

Works

References

  1. ↑ "Obituary of Catherine Heath". The Daily Telegraph. 11 November 1991.
  2. ↑ Halio, Jay L., ed. (1983). British Novelists Since 1960: H-Z. Gale Research. p. 381. ISBN 9780810309272. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  3. ↑ New Poetry - Volume 3. Arts Council of Great Britain. 1977. ISBN 9780728701465. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  4. ↑ Selection of Recent Books Published in Great Britain 1940-Apr. 1941. 1976. Retrieved 10 April 2023.