Penny’s debut novel, called “Old Sins”, was released in the year 1989. Her work is from the romance and historical genres.

Vincenzi’s agent, Clare Alexander, said: “Her special gift as a novelist was her love for her characters, and that came from her deep interest in not only the people in her imagination, but also in pretty well everyone she ever met.The legendary Athina Farrell remains the company’s figurehead in her kingdom at the Berkeley Arcade, while Florence Hamilton plies their cosmetics with the utmost care and discretion. She is sales advisor—and holder of secrets—extraordinaire. But of course the world of cosmetics is changing and the once glorious House of Farrell is now in decline, its customers tempted away by more fashionable brands. I thought I'd read this, but now I'm not sure! I got so many and they all got mixed up when I moved and I had no system where 'these are read' and 'there are to be read', which makes things so confusing! I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The experiences of Drs. Cassia and Edward Tallow was a profound read. I feel certain many people have wondered at least once ... what their lives would be with access to unlimited resources.

She met her future husband, named Paul Robert Vincenzi (who was an advertising executive and the son of Dr. Julius Vincenzi of Earls Colne, Essex) at the age of nineteen. They had four daughters after marrying on May 27, 1960. He died in 2009 from a brain tumor. Woman do not graduate 👨‍🎓 from medical 🏥 school in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England during the 1920s and they certainly do not out perform their male partners. She met her future husband Paul Robert Vincenzi, an advertising executive, the son of Dr Julius Vincenzi of Earls Colne, Essex, when she was 19. [2] [4] They married on 27 May 1960, and had four daughters. [2] [4] [5] He died from a brain tumour in 2009. [2]She liked to create strong heroines because she envied their courage and could not imagine herself dominating a boardroom. Instead, according to friends and colleagues, Vincenzi won support through professionalism and the personal interest she took in the lives of those with whom she worked, whether they were the head of the company or an office assistant. Celia Lytton is the strong-willed and beautiful daughter of some wealthy aristocrats and she has grown accustomed of getting her own way. She moves through life making some tough and often dangerous choices that affect herself as well as others. Her family, Headline and her agent Clare Alexander are sad to announce the death of their beloved Penny Vincenzi who died peacefully on February 25th. Penelope Vincenzi (née Hannaford; 10 April 1939 – 25 February 2018) was a British novelist, who wrote 17 novels and 2 collections of stories. [1] Her sales by 2014 amounted to over 7 million copies. [2] Early life [ edit ]

Set in a very interesting period of history - between the two world wars - this is a real look at life when money comes unexpectedly, giving choices where there were none before. It really shows, in Vincenzi's own unique way, the battle women had not only to be noticed, but to be noticed as able to do things, be it work as a doctor, succeed as a wife, be what they're expected to be in essence. It also touches on many other subjects, not least the views at the time of homosexuality and depression, both of which were sadly so different from what we see today. I feel simply the commentary on life at the time, even without the stories of the characters, is worth five stars. Penny Vincenzi doesn't seem to have an upcoming book. Their newest book is At the Heart of It / A Question of Trust and was released on September, 21st 2017. One of the other characters in the book, Graydon Townsend, a journalist who begins investigating Bard in the hopes of getting a big story, was probably my favorite character. His own life is torn apart and he develops as a character as he investigates Bard. Windfall is highly recommended it is ‘unputdownable’, it is many way a guilty pleasure, with many late nights included.Something Dangerous: It is the second novel in the series The Spoils of Time published in 2009. The book describes two beautiful Lytton twins Venetia and Adele who are born and raised into the Great Lytton Empire. These twins are wealthy and admired but have confidence based on arrogance and it is 1928, the duos are celebrating their 18th birthday. However, with the growing influence of Nazi Germany, their world is shrunk and darkened in some unimaginable ways. It is not the twin’s lives that have been changed, also for Barty Miller, rescued from the London slums as a baby by Cecilia Lytton she now faces the greatest temptation of her life- one of the most unexpected type. Barty Miller now is in the curious position of owning a majority share of Lyttons, the publishing house that belongs to the family that raised her. Now powerful and rich, yet alone, she is far away from the cowed slum kid rescued by Celia Lytton years ago. However how’s she going to act now toward the family that always made her feel like she didn’t belong? And what sort of secrets are still in the Lytton past just waiting to be uncovered?

Clio has fulfilled her ambition of becoming a doctor, only to find herself trapped in a marriage to an arrogant surgeon who belittles her and her professional achievements. Martha is a highly paid corporate lawyer, just embarking on a political career. Dedicated to her job, she has had little time for personal relationships and lives a busy, but lonely life. Her break as a novelist came when she was commissioned to interview Cooper. As she finished her questions, Vincenzi quipped: “I want to write this kind of nonsense too.” Cooper introduced Vincenzi to her agent, Desmond Elliott. Her debut novel, Old Sins, was cooked up over a long lunch with Elliott at Fortnum & Mason in 1988. It was bought by Anthony Cheetham at Century Hutchinson for a six-figure advance on the basis of the first three chapters and marked Vincenzi’s move from journalism, a career she had pursued since leaving a “ posh secretarial college in London” for Vogue nearly three decades before. I found Edward an unlikeable character, his insecurities lead him to treat Cassia a little better than a servant,who despite her money has to plead with him to hire a nanny. Penny started her career as a junior secretary for Vogue magazine in the year 1962, and went on to work for Tatler, The Daily Mirror, and later as a Fashion and Beauty Editor on magazines like Woman’s Own, Honey, and Nova. After working for a year with The Daily Mirror, was working under Marjorie Proops, the women’s editor, who knowing about her journalistic ambitions, allowed her to aid in small tasks and research. Then she became a Deputy Editor of Options and Contributing Editor of Cosmopolitan. When they go their separate ways, they vow to get together in London the following year. But many years pass before the three cross paths again, and the once-capricious, carefree girls now all have thriving careers. One of them, however, harbors a terrible secret: On her return from her pre-college excursion, she abandoned her just-born daughter at Heathrow.The prologue to this meaty, complex family drama puts the central conflict up front and center: The wealthy, charismatic entrepeuner Isambard Channing is forced to ask his much younger third wife Francesca to provide an alibi for a particular night. If she will not, it is likely that Bard will be ruined and end up in jail. Being UK’s bestselling author some of Penny Vincenzi have been nominated while others have won various awards. For instance, No Angel published in 2000 was announced the winner of 2003 RT Reviewers Choice Award under fictionalized Saga category. Subsequently, A Perfect Heritage, the latest novel by the author was nominated as 2015 Library Journal. BEST PENNY VINCENZI BOOKS These are three best books by Penny Vincenzi. No Angel (2000), Something Dangerous (2001), Into Temptation (2002) As an author I so admired her ability to weave together huge, epic plot lines and create such satisfying books full of real life, wit and passion,” Kinsella added. “She was like one of her own novels: once you were in her company you didn’t want to say goodbye. I will really miss her.” In this book, Bard Channing is a rich businessman who broke into the property business early on in his career, building up his business with partners so that he has a pretty vast empire by the time the book starts. Francesca is his third wife and mother of two of his children, although he has older children from previous marriages. Bard is rough around the edges and is not anyone's ideal father, although Francesca loves him and is willing to forgive him many of his ill temperaments.