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Susan Higginbotham

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  • Susan Higginbotham

  • 50 / Female
  • North Carolina, US
  • Last Login: 10/19/2009

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Interests

  • General

    reading, writing, medieval English history, Tudor English history, exploring old graveyards, traveling, cairn terriers, cats, collecting Barbies

  • Music

    Classical, rock, pop

  • Movies

    The Lion in Winter, Annie Hall, Best in Show, Anchorman, Waiting for Guffman

  • Television

    "Project Runway," "The Simpsons," "The Bob Newhart Show," "Newhart," "Cheers," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"

  • Books

    Historical fiction, Dickens, Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Anne Tyler, John Updike's Rabbit novels, James Wilcox, P. D. James, Barbara Pym

Details

  • Status: Married
  • Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
  • Children: Proud parent
  • Education: Grad / professional school

Schools

  • Campbell University Inc

    • Buies Creek, NC
    • Graduated: 1997
    • Student status: Alumni
    • Degree: Professional
    • Major: Law degree
    1994 to 1997

  • Cuny Hunter College

    • New York, NY
    • Graduated: 1989
    • Student status: Alumni
    • Degree: Master's Degree
    • Major: English Literature
    1984 to 1989

  • Virginia Commonwealth University

    • Richmond, VA
    • Graduated: 1981
    • Student status: Alumni
    • Degree: Bachelor's Degree
    • Clubs: Commonwealth Times
    1977 to 1981

  • Woodbridge High

    • Woodbridge, VA
    • Graduated: 1976
    • Student status: Alumni
    • Degree: High School Diploma
    1973 to 1976

Blurbs

About me:

I've written two historical novels set in fourteenth-century England, The Traitor's Wife: A Novel of the Reign of Edward II and Hugh and Bess: A Love Story, and have recently completed another one set during the Wars of the Roses, The Stolen Crown.

The Traitor's Wife is the story of Eleanor de Clare, niece to Edward II and the wife of his notorious favorite, Hugh le Despenser the younger. Hugh and Bess, which is being reissued by Sourcebooks in August 2009, is the story of Eleanor's oldest son and his marriage to Elizabeth de Montacute.

The Stolen Crown, narrated by Henry, Duke of Buckingham, and his wife, Katherine Woodville, will be published by Sourcebooks in spring 2010.

For excerpts from my books, further reading, historical background, and lots more, please see

  • Susan Higginbotham's website

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    Comments

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    • Author Desirée LeeDesirée Lee

      Nov 7 2009 6:41 PM

      Have a wickedly delightful birthday!

      Carpe Noctem,
      Des


      Desirée Lee
      Putting the Romance Back in Necromancy
    • JohnJohn Lindermuth Online Now!

      Nov 6 2009 11:21 PM

      Happy birthday Susan.
    • Betty Sullivan La Pierr…Betty Sullivan La Pierre

      Nov 5 2009 4:29 PM

      Hi, Susan,
      Understand you have a Birthday coming up. Have a Wonderful Day!!
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      Betty Sullivan La Pierre
      Author of the renowned “Hawkman Series”
    • S.L. ChessorS. L. Chessor

      Nov 3 2009 4:43 PM

       HAPPY BIRTHDAY! MAY ALL YOUR WISHES COME TRUE.
    • Sapphire and Sage

      Oct 21 2009 2:26 AM

      Thanks for being friends! :)



    • Richard III Society, Am…Richard Plantagenet

      Oct 20 2009 4:06 AM

      Thanks for all you do for the Richard III Society!!
    • Author: Catherine S. S.

      Sep 13 2009 2:45 PM

      Thank You so much for the add!  Have a wonderful week.  : )
    • ALFIO

      Aug 3 2009 5:09 PM

      Hi there Susan Higginbotham

      Thank your for your support.

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      ALFIO




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    • ALFIO

      Jul 6 2009 2:42 PM

      Hi there Susan Higginbotham

      Thanks for the add - hope you enjoy the music.

      Please join my mailing list if you want to know what's going on in the world of ALFIO!

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      ALFIO




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    • Tyler - Marquette Ficti…Tyler Tichelaar

      Jul 5 2009 3:56 PM

      Hi Susan,

      I finally got a chance to read The Traitor's Wife. I loved it. Read the last 200 pages in one day it was so good. I was fascinated by how you got into the minds of all the characters and portrayed them so realistically, especially since most of them are my ancestors. Well done! Can't wait to read the rest of your books.

      Tyler R. Tichelaar
      www.MarquetteFiction.com
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      Jun 4 2009 5:02 PM

      Thank you for the add. I hope I find you well, and would like to wish you a phenomenal week of creative endeavors and a peaceful calm.  La! ~K
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    • MichaelMichael Angley

      May 18 2009 5:45 PM

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    • Malcolm R. Campbell

      Apr 28 2009 2:26 AM

      Best wishes for a great week. THE TRAITOR'S WIFE looks like a must-have book.

      Malcolm
    • Linda Ciletti - Author

      Mar 27 2009 1:20 AM

      We all love free books. So check out my contest at www.lindaciletti.net
      I’m giving away 2 romantic adventure books to one winner--a historical and a time travel either in ebook pdf format or trade paperback. (if outside the continental US, winner gets pdf copies) The historical is a 2009 Eppie Winner.

      Good luck if you decide to enter.

      Best,
      Linda
    • DevonDevon Matthews

      Mar 19 2009 5:10 AM

      Thanks for the add! :o)

      ~Devon
    • Jennette Green, Author …

      Feb 15 2009 12:56 AM

      Happy Valentine’s Day!

      “To laugh often and love much... to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to give one's self... this is to have succeeded.”~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

      Happy Valentine’s Day!

      Have a wonderful weekend, too!

      ~ Jennette

      Rave Reviews for the Commander’s Desire
    • Jennette Green, Author …

      Dec 21 2008 12:27 AM

      Peace Joy Love

      May you and your family have a wonderful and blessed Christmas!

      ~ Jennette
    • LivingLiving Jacket

      Dec 17 2008 11:04 PM

      Thanks for the add, Susan!

      We posted a new trailer on our profile page and would love your feedback.

      Best,
      Eric
    • Jennette Green, Author …

      Dec 17 2008 5:52 PM

      Thank you for the friend add!

      Have a wonderful remainder of the week!

      ~ Jennette
    • CHARLIE RENNE..The Writ…Charlie Renne

      Dec 15 2008 5:31 PM

      Hello Susan...It's great to have you in my circle of friends...I hope all of your days are grand...Charlie Renne