Judith McNaught is a fairly well-known writer of women's love stories. Her works have repeatedly hit the bestseller list and were well received by critics. McNaught is one of the first authors of this genre to sign a multimillion-dollar contract with a publisher for the right to publish their books in hardcover.
Biography
Judith was born in 1944 in America. Due to her father's traveling activities, the family often moved, as a result, by the age of 14, the girl had visited more than 10 states and dreamed of a quiet life in her own cozy home.
McNaught graduated from college in 1966 and planned to become a personnel manager for a major airline. But instead, she received an offer to work as a flight attendant, which was a bad idea, since Judith suffered from aerophobia.
The girl decided to change direction and got a job as a secretary at the CBS radio station. Here her career was very successful, the girl quickly became an assistant administrator, and a year later - a producer of on-air programs. She worked at the radio station for three years, after which she quit due to a too busy work schedule.
Prior to her writing career, Judith McNaught changed several specialties, among which were: a personnel interviewer, an assistant director and others.
Personal life
In 1968, the future writer got married unsuccessfully, the marriage broke up, but in this brief union, two children were born: Clayton and Whitney. After the divorce, the children stayed with Judith.
While working as an assistant director, the girl met her fate - businessman Michael McNaught. He made Judith a truly happy woman. The family settled in Detroit and found their home.
Unfortunately, in 1983, Michael died in an accident. Judith was very upset about the loss and traveled a lot, trying to bring herself back to normal and "escape" from depression.
She also had a third marriage with a golfer, Don Smith. The couple did not live together for long, but after the divorce they remained on good terms and from time to time continue to communicate and support each other.
Writing activity
At first, Judith saw writing novels as a hobby. She enjoyed writing funny, sweet and touching stories that could delight others.
After the death of her second husband, McNaught began to take her notes more seriously, and many novels were based on the writer's own experiences and life experiences.
At the moment, 17 novels by Judith McNaught have been published, she is rightfully considered one of the founders of the historical love genre of the Regency era.
McNaught's most popular novels are The Triumph of Tenderness, The Battle of Desires, and Whitney, Darling.
Judith McNaught's novels are distinguished by their wit, sensuality, tenderness and a special fullness of the plot. The heroines of her books are strong, intelligent and loyal women.
McNaught created her own special genre in the world of love history novels, which is still popular and many authors began to write in this style.
Judith McNaught's books are read and loved all over the world, they have received critical acclaim and collected many prizes and awards.
Currently, the writer lives permanently in Texas and is actively involved in charity work. For example, after the publication of Perfection Itself, McNaught donated part of the royalties to the development of social programs to eradicate illiteracy.
