Anne Summer: An Inspirational Woman by Hannah Howe
Below is a photograph of Anne Summer taken from her autobiography, ‘But I Couldn’t Do That!’ Anne was a private detective in the 1960s and she is one of the real- life inspirations behind my fictional detective, Sam Smith.
A convent-educated girl (an education she loathed) Anne married a London lawyer, only to separate in 1964. She was twenty-seven at the time and the pressures of the separation, along with her husband gaining custody of her son, led to serious physical and emotional health problems for Anne. She sought professional help and embarked upon the road to recovery.
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Great article – we all need inspirations like this to keep us motivated.
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Reblogged this on Grant Leishman – Author.
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What a fantastic article – this month’s magazine is right up there with the best. Well done, guys!
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For a moment there, I thought it was the other Anne Summer of the sex shops fame. I’ll have to read this now.
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