Elizabeth Vanderburg
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| Born | Elizabeth Rosa Vanderburg April 4, 1905 Gjorka City, Gjorka |
| Died | November 11, 1993 (aged 88) Shanahoe, Louth, Gjorka |
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| Nationality | Gjorka |
| Citizenship | Gjorka, Paleocacher |
| Alma mater | Alicia University |
| Notable works | Silver Creek Stone (1941), The Concept Of Hope (1945), One Rainy Day (1967), Ratbird Isle (1981) |
| Relatives | Vanderburg family |
Elizabeth Rosa Vanderburg, also know by the pen name Hayley Carver, is a Gjorkan author, activist and poet. She is considered the one of the pre-eminent authors of the 20th century, and know for her works in a variety of genres. She has four of the top ten best selling books in Gjorkan history including One Rainy Day (1967) which is the best selling book in Gjorkan history.
Vanderburg was born a member of the Vanderburg Family to Joseph Vanderburg, who was the at time was Mayor of Gjorka City. From an early age, Vanderburg was considered a child prodigy in both reading and writing and had already read Colm Tiernan's Shadow on a Midnight Hill (1854) by the age of 10. She attended the prestigious Alicia University where she was only one of seven girls in her graduating class. It was at Alicia Vanderburg was mentored by prominent author Josh Downing. At the age of 21 she published her first book, a romantic novel titled Eternity Hills (1926). The book was critically acclaimed, but sold poorly due to the government's censorship of literature. In 1929, Josh Downing was killed by government soldiers who were suppressing a workers strike in Nomakoa. Downing's death led Vanderburg to get involved with resistance movements and meet revolutionary authors such as Anne Calhoun. From 1931 to 1934, Vanderburg lived Gardena, Paleocacher where her involvement with resistance groups increased. Using her families wealth and connections she was established a smuggling ring to get resistance members in and out of Gjorka. However, her activities were discovered and in 1934 during a brief stay back in Gjorka she was arrested by government authorities. She spent a month in jail before being released. As part of her release agreement she was forced to take a job at the Department of Land Management in Elkton, Gjorka where should could be watched. It was at the department she began the writing Silver Creek Stone, as she often found herself out in the wilderness doing work for the department. The book originally began as a drama novel with strong anti-government messaging. However, her final published novel in 1942 was a romantic novel about a women falling in love with a soldier. Although, the anti-government messaging was lessened in her final draft, the government banned the book less than a week after it's release. Despite this, the book was still widely popular with bootleg versions of the book distributed around Gjorka. Vanderburg was charged with distributing anti-government propaganda and sentenced to three year's house arrest.
