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Wendy Brennan Wendy Brennan i(A34161 works by)
Also writes as: Emma Darcy
Born: Established: 28 Nov 1940 Dorrigo, Dorrigo - Bellingen area, New England, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 12 Dec 2020 Forresters Beach, Erina - Forresters Beach area, Gosford, Central Coast, New South Wales,
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

Wendy Brennan held an Honours degree in Latin, and trained as an English and French high-school teacher. According to the obituary published by Harlequin ('Remembering Emma Darcy'), she then changed careers and was reputedly the first woman computer programmer in the southern hemisphere. She stopped work with her marriage in 1964.

She was the sister of Miranda Lee.

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Notes

  • Brennan shared the pseudonym Emma Darcy with her husband, Frank Brennan until his death in 1995, after which she wrote solo.

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