The Bookseller reports on the sudden death of Cornwall-based fantasy author Louise Cooper from a brain haemorrhage at the age of 57. She created the Seahorses and The Mermaids Curse series and wrote more than 80 books.
Her own website describes how she hit the big time…..
My ‘big break’ came in 1984, when my agent of the time persuaded me to expand and re-write my second book, Lord of No Time, into a trilogy - The Time Master. To my delight, and with the boost of three stunning Robert Gould covers, Time Master was a great success on both sides of the Atlantic, and in the next 10 years I wrote and published 15 more fantasy novels, including the Indigo series and a ‘prequel’ and sequel to Time Master.
Fifty seven is no age at all. She appeared to be a person who lived her two dreams - to write books and live in Cornwall. What a pair of fine things to aspire to do.
Louise was a great girl, one of my sisters best friends, she will be sadly missed by all she knew in Cornwall and in her previous life, not in Cornwall. My son grew to love her and she inspired him to read and Cas has inspired him to draw.. what a wonderful vivacious couple… good night Louise