Evelyn Anthony is the pen name of Evelyn Ward-Thomas, a female British author who began writing in 1949. She gained considerable success with her historical novels-two of which were selected for the American Literary Guild-before winning huge acclaim for her espionage thrillers. Her book,
The Occupying Power, won the Yorkshire Post Fiction Prize, and her 1971 novel,
The Tamarind Seed, was made into a film starring Julie Andrews and Omar Sharif. Anthony's books have been translated into nineteen languages. She lives in Essex, England.
