Alice Borchardt

Alice Borchardt
Born
Alice Allen O'Brien

(1939-10-06)October 6, 1939
DiedJuly 24, 2007(2007-07-24) (aged 67)
OccupationWriter
Period1995–2003
Genre
SpouseClifford Borchardt
Relatives

Alice Borchardt (née Alice Allen O'Brien; October 6, 1939 – July 24, 2007) was an American writer of historical fiction, fantasy, and horror. She shared a childhood of storytelling in New Orleans with her sister, the novelist Anne Rice, who was two years younger. A nurse by profession, as a writer she nurtured a profound interest in little-known periods of history.