Leila Mackinlay
Leila Mackinlay
Leila Antionette Sterling Mackinlay was born on 5 September 1910 in London, England, UK. She was the daugther of the musician and writer Malcolm Sterling Mackinlay and granddaugther of the popular vocalist Antoinette Sterling. She attended Camden School before obtained a diploma in English Literature at London University in 1950. She also was trained as a singer and actress. She worked as teacher of Ordinary Level English Literature. As Leila S. Mackinlay and later Leila Mackinlay, she wrote romance novels from 1930 to 1979, she also used the pseudonym of Brenda Grey. Some of her novels are based in real people like, Madame Vestris, Lola Montez or Jane Elizabeth Digby, she also wrote Musical Productions, a musical book. Elected the seventh Chairman (1973-1975) of the Romantic Novelists' Association, she passed away on 13 April 1996 in Camden Town.
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Mending a Wounded Life
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She moved to music
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Guilt's Pavilions
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Uneasy Conquest
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Husband in name
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Restless Dream
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Spring Rainbow
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Homesick for a dream
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Birds of silence
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Bridal wreath
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The silken purse
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Tread softly on dreams
cover - TSThe silken purseLeila Mackinlay
The silken purse
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Mixed Singles
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Mixed singles
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Echo of Applause
no cover - FTFarewell to SadnessLeila Mackinlay
Farewell to Sadness
no cover - UWUnwise WandererLeila Mackinlay
Unwise Wanderer
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Vain Delights
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False relations
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False relations
no cover - TSThe silken purseLeila Mackinlay
The silken purse
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Husband in Name
no cover - TYThrow your bouquetLeila Mackinlay
Throw your bouquet
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Mending a Wounded Life
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She moved to music
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Guilt's Pavilions
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Uneasy Conquest
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Husband in name
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Restless Dream
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Spring Rainbow
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Homesick for a dream
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Birds of silence
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Bridal wreath
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The silken purse
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Tread softly on dreams
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The silken purse
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Mixed Singles
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Mixed singles
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Echo of Applause
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Farewell to Sadness
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Unwise Wanderer
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Vain Delights
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False relations
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False relations
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The silken purse
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Husband in Name
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Throw your bouquet