Melling, O. R.

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MELLING, O. R.

MELLING, O. R. Also writes as G(eraldine) V(alerie) Whelan. Canadian, b. 1952. Genres: Novels, Young adult fiction. Career: Writer. Worked in Canada and Ireland as a barmaid, bank teller, secretary, waitress, dancer, sailor, editorial assistant, and goat farm worker. Publications: YOUNG ADULT FICTION: The Druid's Tune, 1983; The Singing Stone, 1986; The Hunter's Moon, 1993; My Blue Country, 1996; The Summer King, 1999; The Light-Bearer's Daughter, 2001; The Book of Dreams, 2002. ADULT FICTION: Falling out of Time, 1989. Critic and screenwriter under real name, G.V. Whelan. Address: c/o Penguin Books Canada, 10 Alcorn Ave Ste. 300, Toronto, ON, Canada M4V 3B2.

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