Emma Tennant
Emma Christina Tennant FRSL (20 October 1937 – 21 January 2017) was an English novelist and editor of Scottish extraction, known for a post-modern approach to her fiction, often imbued with fantasy or magic. Several of her novels give a feminist or dreamlike twist to classic stories, such as Two Women of London: The Strange Case of Ms Jekyll and Mrs Hyde. She also published under the pseudonym Catherine Aydy.
The Honourable Emma Tennant | |
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| Born | Emma Christina Tennant 20 October 1937 London, England |
| Died | 21 January 2017 (aged 79) London, England |
| Other names | Catherine Aydy |
| Education | St Paul's Girls' School |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist, editor |
| Spouses | Sebastian Yorke
(m. 1957; div. 1962)Tim Owens (m. 2008) |
| Children | 3, including Matthew Yorke |
| Parent(s) | Christopher Tennant, 2nd Baron Glenconner Elizabeth Powell |
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