Vivian Stuart

Who was Vivian Stuart?

Vivian Stuart, née Violet Vivian Finlay, was a British writer from 1953 to 1986. She published under different pen names: her romantic novels as Vivian Stuart, Alex Stuart, Barbara Allen, Fiona Finlay, and Robyn Stuart, her military sagas as V.A. Stuart, and her historical romances as William Stuart Long.

In 1960, Stuart was a founder of the Romantic Novelists' Association, along with Denise Robins, Barbara Cartland, and others; she was elected the first Chairman.