Kathleen Thompson Norris was an American novelist, and wife of fellow writer, Charles Norris whom she wed in 1909. She was educated in a special course in the University of California and wrote many popular romance novels that some considered sentimental and honest in their prose. Norris was the highest-paid female writer of her time, and many of her novels are held in high regard today. Many of her novels were set in California, particularly the San Francisco area. They feature detailed descriptions of the upperclass lifestyle.
Novels
Lost Sunrise (1909)
Mother (1911)
The Rich Mrs. Burgoyne (1912)
Saturday's Child (1914)
The Treasure (1914)
The Story of Julia Page (1915)
The Heart of Rachael (1916)
Martie the Unconquered (1917)
The Sturdy Oak (1917) (with others)
Josselyn's Wife (1918)
Sisters (1919)
Harriet and the Piper (1920)
The Beloved Woman (1921)
Certain People of Importance (1922)
Lucretia Lombard (1922)
Butterfly (1923)
The Callahans and the Murphys (1924)
The Black Flemings (1925)
Little Ships (1925)
Uneducating Mary (1925)
Hildegarde (1926)
Storm House (1926)
Barberry Bush (1927)
The Foolish Virgin (1927)
My Best Girl (1927)
The Sea Gull (1927)
Beauty and the Beast (1928)
Home (1928)
Mother and Son (1929)
Red Silence (1929)
What Do You Want to See? (1929)
Beauty In Letters (1930)
The Lucky Lawrences (1930)
Margaret Yorke (1930)
Outlaw Love (1930)
Passion Flower (1930)
Belle-Mere (1931)
The Love of Julie Borel (1931)
Treehaven (1932)
Younger Sister (1932)
Angel in the House (1933)
Manhattan Love Song (1933)
Three Men and Diana (1933)
Walls of Gold (1933)
George Creel's Life Story (1934)
Maiden Voyage (1934)
Beauty's Daughter (1935)
Shining Windows (1935)
Woman in Love (1935)
The American Flaggs (1936)
Dedications (1936)
Secret Marriage (1936)
Bread Into Roses (1937)
Baker's Dozen (1938)
Heartbroken Melody (1938)
The Runaway (1939)
You Can't Have Everything (1939)
Mystery House (1940)
The Secret of the Marshbanks (1940)
Wife For Sale (1940)
The World Is Like That (1940)
Over At the Crowleys' (1941)
Second Hand Wife (1941)
The Venables (1941)
An Apple for Eve (1942)
Come Back to Me, Beloved (1942)
Dina Cashman (1942)
Corner of Heaven (1943)
Companionate Marriage (1944)
Love Calls the Tune (1944)
Burned Fingers (1945)
Mink Coat (1946)
The Secrets of Hillyard House (1947)
Thunder On the River (1947)
High Holiday (1949)
April Escapade (1952)
Mary-Jo (1952)
Shadow Marriage (1952)
Miss Harriet Townshend (1955)
Through a Glass Darkly (1957)
Bubble Book (1968)
Make Believe Wife (1968)
Gabrielle (1969)
Rose of The World (1969)
The Sacrifice Years (1970)
Undertow (1970)
Mother (1911)
The Rich Mrs. Burgoyne (1912)
Saturday's Child (1914)
The Treasure (1914)
The Story of Julia Page (1915)
The Heart of Rachael (1916)
Martie the Unconquered (1917)
The Sturdy Oak (1917) (with others)
Josselyn's Wife (1918)
Sisters (1919)
Harriet and the Piper (1920)
The Beloved Woman (1921)
Certain People of Importance (1922)
Lucretia Lombard (1922)
Butterfly (1923)
The Callahans and the Murphys (1924)
The Black Flemings (1925)
Little Ships (1925)
Uneducating Mary (1925)
Hildegarde (1926)
Storm House (1926)
Barberry Bush (1927)
The Foolish Virgin (1927)
My Best Girl (1927)
The Sea Gull (1927)
Beauty and the Beast (1928)
Home (1928)
Mother and Son (1929)
Red Silence (1929)
What Do You Want to See? (1929)
Beauty In Letters (1930)
The Lucky Lawrences (1930)
Margaret Yorke (1930)
Outlaw Love (1930)
Passion Flower (1930)
Belle-Mere (1931)
The Love of Julie Borel (1931)
Treehaven (1932)
Younger Sister (1932)
Angel in the House (1933)
Manhattan Love Song (1933)
Three Men and Diana (1933)
Walls of Gold (1933)
George Creel's Life Story (1934)
Maiden Voyage (1934)
Beauty's Daughter (1935)
Shining Windows (1935)
Woman in Love (1935)
The American Flaggs (1936)
Dedications (1936)
Secret Marriage (1936)
Bread Into Roses (1937)
Baker's Dozen (1938)
Heartbroken Melody (1938)
The Runaway (1939)
You Can't Have Everything (1939)
Mystery House (1940)
The Secret of the Marshbanks (1940)
Wife For Sale (1940)
The World Is Like That (1940)
Over At the Crowleys' (1941)
Second Hand Wife (1941)
The Venables (1941)
An Apple for Eve (1942)
Come Back to Me, Beloved (1942)
Dina Cashman (1942)
Corner of Heaven (1943)
Companionate Marriage (1944)
Love Calls the Tune (1944)
Burned Fingers (1945)
Mink Coat (1946)
The Secrets of Hillyard House (1947)
Thunder On the River (1947)
High Holiday (1949)
April Escapade (1952)
Mary-Jo (1952)
Shadow Marriage (1952)
Miss Harriet Townshend (1955)
Through a Glass Darkly (1957)
Bubble Book (1968)
Make Believe Wife (1968)
Gabrielle (1969)
Rose of The World (1969)
The Sacrifice Years (1970)
Undertow (1970)
Collections
Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby (1913)
The Works of Kathleen Norris (1920)
These I Like Best (1941)
The Best of Kathleen Norris (1955)
The Works of Kathleen Norris (1920)
These I Like Best (1941)
The Best of Kathleen Norris (1955)
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