Lady Rachel Billington
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Lady Rachel Billington is a British author, the daughter of the Earl
and Countess of Longford, who were both eminent writers. She is the sister of Lady Antonia Fraser
and Thomas Pakenham, also writers. Her husband is the film director Kevin Billington
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She has published 19 adult novels and 7 children's books since her first novel, All Things Nice, came out in 1969. Her novel A Woman's Age was a bestseller. Other works include Bodily Harm and Loving Attitudes, as well as television plays, screenplays and journalism.
Lady Rachel Billington was formerly the president (now a Vice-President) of English PEN, the writers' organisation, and contributes to Inside Time the 'not for profit' national newspaper for prisoners.
Frank Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford
Francis Aungier Pakenham, 7th Earl of Longford KG, PC , known as the Lord Pakenham from 1945 to 1961, was a British politician, author, and social reformer...
and Countess of Longford, who were both eminent writers. She is the sister of Lady Antonia Fraser
Antonia Fraser
Lady Antonia Margaret Caroline Fraser, DBE , née Pakenham, is an Anglo-Irish author of history, novels, biographies and detective fiction, best known as Antonia Fraser...
and Thomas Pakenham, also writers. Her husband is the film director Kevin Billington
Kevin Billington
Kevin Billington is an English film director, most of whose work was done in television throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including the cult classic "The rise and rise of Michael Rimmer" starring Peter Cook.-External links:...
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She has published 19 adult novels and 7 children's books since her first novel, All Things Nice, came out in 1969. Her novel A Woman's Age was a bestseller. Other works include Bodily Harm and Loving Attitudes, as well as television plays, screenplays and journalism.
Lady Rachel Billington was formerly the president (now a Vice-President) of English PEN, the writers' organisation, and contributes to Inside Time the 'not for profit' national newspaper for prisoners.