Olga Stringfellow

Olga Stringfellow
Born	1921 Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation	author
Nationality	New Zealand
Genres	Romantic Fiction/Historical Fiction

Olga Stringfellow was a New Zealand journalist and author of romantic and historical fiction.

History

Stringfellow was born in Auckland as Olga Elizabeth Brown. She was educated at the Otago Girls' High School in Dunedin, and the Elam School of Fine Arts.

In 1943 she was married (later divorced) and moved to the United Kingdom in 1949. After a time in journalism, with the Modern Woman and The Sketch, and as a columnist for the Scottish Daily Express, she became an author. Her published works include the historical novels Mary Bravender (1960), set at the time of the New Zealand Wars, and A Gift for the Sultan (1962), based on the true account of a Scottish woman captured by pirates, sold into slavery, and eventually becaming a wife of the Sultan of Morocco.

Stringfellow was a recognised touch healer. She counted Middle Eastern princes and New York millionaires amongst her patients.

In later years Stringfellow lived at Hartley Wintney, near Basingstoke, Hampshire.

Written material

Books out of print

• Olga Stringfellow, Mary Bravender (1960)
• Olga Stringfellow, A Gift for the Sultan (1962)

Awards and recognition

Links and Media

References

• answers.com
• The Free Library

Persondata
Name	Stringfellow, Olga
Alternative names	Brown, Olga Elizabeth
Short description	New Zealand writer
Date of birth	1921
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Date of death
Place of death