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Sometimes, It Pays to Be Plain

Summary by hhhistory.com
by Sherri Stewart Ida and Louise Cook, two plain-looking spinster sisters in their mid-thirties, lived unassuming lives in a quiet London suburb during the 1930s. Ida wrote 119 romance novels under the pen name, Mary Burchell, while Louise worked as a civil service secretary. They sewed their own clothes and saved every penny. Once Ida had earned some real money from her writing, they began making frequent trips back and forth to Germany, flying…
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hhhistory.com broke the news in on Sunday, June 22, 2025.
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