Mary Gervaise, Hilary Wayne and Bellamy Brown are the pseudonyms for Joan Mary Wayne Brown.
She was a prolific writer, publishing over 70 books.
[1] A bout of anaemia caused her to pursue writing at the age of 18, rather than attending college.
[2] As Mary Gervaise, she wrote several books for children.
The majority of them were school related, but the Georgie and Belinda series were about horses.