Charlotte Vale-Allen

Charlotte Vale-Allen (January 19, 1941 – January 12, 2023) was a Canadian writer of contemporary fiction. She lived in the United Kingdom from 1961 to 1964 working as a singer and actress. She emigrated to the United States in 1966 following a brief return to Canada. After marrying Walter Bateman Allen Jr. in 1970, she moved to Connecticut where lived until her death in 2023.

Biography
Vale-Allen (who would never reveal either her birthname or her father's name) was born on January 19, 1941, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and lived in England from 1961 to 1964 where she worked as a television actress and singer. She returned to Toronto briefly, performing as a singer and in cabaret revues until she emigrated to the United States in 1966. She adopted the name "Charlotte Vale" from the Bette Davis character of the film Now, Voyager.

She married Walter Bateman Allen Jr. in 1970, adopting his surname, portmanteau-style. They made their home in Connecticut and she began to write. Her first book, Daddy's Girl, was written in 1971, detailing the sexual abuse she described at the hands of her father. It was initially rejected by editors who considered the topic of incest too contentious. It was eventually published in 1980.

Charlotte Vale-Allen died at age 81 in Norwalk, Connecticut. She was survived by her daughter and extended family.

As Charlotte Vale-Allen

 * Hidden Meanings	1976 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Love Life	       1976 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Sweeter Music	1976 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Another Kind of Magic 1977 subsequently combined with HIDDEN MEANINGS
 * Gentle Stranger 	1977 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Mixed Emotions 	1977 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Running Away	1977 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Becoming	       1978 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Believing in Giants1978 reissued as MEMORIES Island Nation Press reissue
 * Gifts of Love	1978 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Julia's Sister	1978 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Meet Me in Time 	1978 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Acts of Kindness 	1979 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Moments of Meaning 1979 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Times of Triumph	1979 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Daddy's Girl	1980 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Promises	       1980 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Perfect Fools	1981 Island Nation Press reissue
 * The Marmalade Man 1981—issued in paperback as DESTINIES	Island Nation Press reissue
 * Intimate Friends	1983 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Pieces of Dreams	1984 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Matters of the Heart1985 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Time/Steps	       1986 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Illusions	       1987 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Dream Train	1988 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Night Magic	1989 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Painted Lives	1990 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Leftover Dreams	1992 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Dreaming in Color	1993 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Somebody's Baby	1995 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Claudia's Shadow	1996 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Mood Indigo 	1997 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Parting Gifts	2001 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Grace Notes	2002 Island Nation Press reissue
 * The Young Person's Dreambook, An Abuse Workbook, 2002  companion to Daddy's Girl
 * Fresh Air	       2003 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Sudden Moves	2004 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Where Is the Baby? 2012/ISBN 978-0727881359 (Severn House)

As Katharine Marlowe

 * Heart's Desires 1991 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Secrets 1992 Island Nation Press reissue
 * Nightfall 1993 Island Nation Press reissue