Veronica Buckley
Veronica Buckley | |
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Born | 1956 (age 67–68) Oxford University |
Occupation | Writer |
Veronica Buckley (born 1956) is a writer and biographer. She was born in Christchurch, New Zealand. In 1979 she graduated from the University of Canterbury with first class honours in French with philosophy, and was awarded a postgraduate scholarship in cultural and social history at the University of London. Before embarking on her writing career she worked as a musician, and as a technical writer and information management specialist in the IT industry.
Following doctoral research in Modern History at
Buckley's second book, Madame de Maintenon: The Secret Wife of Louis XIV, was published by Bloomsbury in July 2008. It is a biography of
Buckley lived in Paris and Vienna, but currently lives in Los Angeles. She is married to the writer Philipp Blom.
Publications and editions
- Buckley, Veronica. Christina, Queen of Sweden: The Restless Life of a European Eccentric. Fourth Estate, London, 2004
- Buckley, Veronica. Christina, Queen of Sweden. Harper Perennial, London, 2005. ISBN 1-84115-736-8pbk
- Buckley, Veronica. Madame de Maintenon: The Secret Wife of Louis XIV. Bloomsbury, London, 2008. ISBN 978-0-7475-8098-0hbk
- Buckley, Veronica. The Secret Wife of Louis XIV: Françoise d’Aubigné, Madame de Maintenon, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, New York, 2009
- As contributor
- Leo Hollis, (Ed.), Historic Paris Walks, Cardogan, London, 2006
- Rainer Wieland (Ed.), Frauen schön und stark: Frauen von heute über die Schönen der Kunst, Knesebeck, Munich, 2009 (in German)
- Philipp Blom and Veronica Buckley Die Welt von Gestern: Berlin, Brandstätter, Vienna, 2011
- Philipp Blom (Ed.), Angelo Soliman - Ein Afrikaner in Wien, exhibition catalogue, Brandstätter, Vienna, 2011 (in German)
Reviews and external links
- Review of Christina, Queen of Sweden, The Sunday Times 11 April 2004
- Review of Christina, Queen of Sweden, Frances Wilson, The Guardian 10 April 2004
- Review of Christina, Queen of Sweden, Harriet Lane, The Observer 2 May 2004
- Review of Madame de Maintenon, The Economist, 24 July 2008
- Review of Madame de Maintenon, Professor Munro Price, The Telegraph. 3 August 2008
- Veronica Buckley's website