Background
Ursula Schaake was born in Bonn, Germany, of Huguenot descent.
Ursula Schaake was born in Bonn, Germany, of Huguenot descent.
After finishing school she worked in the Bonn office of the Times newspaper. Afterwards she worked as a journalist for a number of German newspapers, including the "Welt" and the "Hamburger Abendblatt". She started by writing serials in women"s magazines, which were later published in book form.
The books sold well, so that by the time of her 59th book she had a turnover of 15 million books sold.
In the 1970s the childless couple moved to Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the Provence. He shot himself a few hours later and died after a week in intensive care.