![]() She was the first woman in her family to work outside the home as a feature writer for a Ceylon newspaper. She began writing at age eight, and throughout her teens penned many romantic epics in the style of her favorite writers, Sir Walter Scott, Alexandre Dumas, père, and Rafael Sabatini. Rogers lived among many servants and was sheltered from much of the outside world. ![]() Her parents, Barbara "Allan" and Cyril Jansz, were Dutch-Portuguese settlers who owned several private schools. ![]() Rosemary Jansz was born on 7 December 1932 in Panadura, British Ceylon, now Sri Lanka. Rogers is considered to be one of the founders of the modern historical romance, and many of today's writers cite her writing as one of their biggest influences. Both writers found their initial success working with editor Nancy Coffey who was then with Avon Books. She was the second romance author, after Kathleen Woodiwiss, to have her novels published in trade paperback format. Her first book, Sweet Savage Love, was published in 1974. ![]() Rosemary Rogers (née Jansz 7 December 1932 – 12 November 2019) was a Sri Lankan Burgher best-selling author of historical romance novels. ![]()
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