Joan Hessayon was born in Louisville, Kentucky but grew up in Missouri. In 1949 she went to Paris where she met her husband, Dr David Hessayon, the creator of the bestselling Expert series of gardening books. They married in 1951 and share a love of history, plants and writing. Joan Hessayon's first novel was published in 1983, her most recent novels, Capel Bells, The Helmingham Rose, The Paradise Garden and Season of Mists, are published by Corgi.
Genres: Historical Romance
Novels
For All Good Men (1984)
Little Maid All Unwary (1985)
Sybilla (1986)
Thorsby (1988)
Lady from St. Louis (1989)
Belle's Daughter (1990)
Roxanne's War (1991)
All Kinds of Courage (1992)
The House on Pine Street (1992)
Capel Bells (1995)
The Helmingham Rose (1997)
The Paradise Garden (1999)
Season of Mists (2001)
Little Maid All Unwary (1985)
Sybilla (1986)
Thorsby (1988)
Lady from St. Louis (1989)
Belle's Daughter (1990)
Roxanne's War (1991)
All Kinds of Courage (1992)
The House on Pine Street (1992)
Capel Bells (1995)
The Helmingham Rose (1997)
The Paradise Garden (1999)
Season of Mists (2001)
Non fiction show