Eileen-Marie Duell Buchanan
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Eileen-Marie Duell Buchanan (1922-2010) was a British author who specialized
in writing literature belonging to the mystery
, suspense
, or detective
genre. She wrote under a number of pseudonyms, including Clare Curzon, Marie Duell and Rhona Petrie. She studied French and psychology at King's College
in London
.
Her literary works include:
in writing literature belonging to the mystery
Mystery fiction
Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...
, suspense
Suspense
Suspense is a feeling of uncertainty and anxiety about the outcome of certain actions, most often referring to an audience's perceptions in a dramatic work. Suspense is not exclusive to fiction, though. Suspense may operate in any situation where there is a lead-up to a big event or dramatic...
, or detective
Detective
A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators or "private eyes"...
genre. She wrote under a number of pseudonyms, including Clare Curzon, Marie Duell and Rhona Petrie. She studied French and psychology at King's College
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
in London
London
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.
Her literary works include:
- AnimaAnima (novel)Anima is a novel written by Marie Buchanan. It is in the mystery or suspense genre, and was first published in the UK under the title Greenshards by Fawcett Crest in 1972....
(1972), a tale about a seanceSéanceA séance is an attempt to communicate with spirits. The word "séance" comes from the French word for "seat," "session" or "sitting," from the Old French "seoir," "to sit." In French, the word's meaning is quite general: one may, for example, speak of "une séance de cinéma"...
where a mysterious older woman (having the appearance of a remarkably younger woman) acts as a mediumMediumshipMediumship is described as a form of communication with spirits. It is a practice in religious beliefs such as Spiritualism, Spiritism, Espiritismo, Candomblé, Voodoo and Umbanda.- Concept :...
, inviting a traveling spirit to come and inhabit the body of a young woman who lives across the field of her childhood home, the manor of Greenshards, now a summer home. As the possession continues, the young woman loses track of where she has been, and what she has been doing.
- Unofficial Breath (1973), a tale about a woman who has a near death experienceNear death experienceA near-death experience refers to a broad range of personal experiences associated with impending death, encompassing multiple possible sensations including detachment from the body; feelings of levitation; extreme fear; total serenity, security, or warmth; the experience of absolute dissolution;...
at the hospital when a doctor saves her life. But complications arise after suffering a concussion very shortly after the operation.