After reading a dozen or so Sara Seale novels, I’ve decided to do a little research project on her work, crunching the data on her novels. I haven’t yet managed to get hold of all her works, as some aren’t available except in national/legal deposit libraries (which will require a trip to the UK for access). But based on research I have been able to carry out, here are some word clouds of the character names used by Sara Seale:

As might be expected, the Other Women names are slightly more exotic than the Heroine names, fitting their generally older, more sophisticated and worldly status. There are a few unusual names in there, notably:

• Gael – heroine, My Heart’s Desire/Spread Your Wings
• Clancy – heroine, The English Tutor
• Tansy – heroine, Time of Grace
• Marny – heroine, By Candlelight
• Lister – hero, Stormy Petrel
• Bussey – hero, Stormy Petrel
• Raff – hero, Cloud Castle
• Duff – hero, Green Girl
• Trelawny – other woman, Dear Dragon