- Rachel Billington
Lady Rachel Billington (born
May 11 ,1942 ) is a British author, the daughter of the Earl and Countess of Longford (Frank and Elizabeth Pakenham), who were both eminent writers.She is the sister of Lady Antonia Fraser and
Thomas Pakenham , also writers. Her husband is the film directorKevin Billington .She has published 16 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 of English PEN, the writers' organisation, and contributes to "
Inside Time ", the only national newspaper for prisoners which she helped to found in 1990.External links
* [http://www.rachelbillington.com/ www.rachelbillington.com]
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