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Frances Osborne is an English author and the former wife of George Osborne, the former Chancellor of the Exchequer. She has written two biographies and one novel, based on her family history and inspired by her ancestors' stories.
Frances Osborne is a biographer and novelist who has written about the scandalous Idina Sackville and the feisty Lilla Heston. Her website features her books, news, and updates on her family history and Taylor Swift's song inspired by her great-grandmother.
Frances Osborne is the author of three books, all published in the UK and US. Her first biography, Lilla's Feast (2004), has been translated into six languages and is a Kiriyama Prize Notable Book. Her second biography, The Bolter (2008), was shortlisted for Best Read in Britain, was a Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller and one of The San Francisco ...
‘Frances Osborne has produced a racy romp underpinned by some impressive research. She understands the period and the world she describe: she is excellent, for instance, on young upper-class society around 1914; on Paris during the First World War; and on the life and landscape of British Kenya in the 1920s and 1930s.’
Frances Osborne was born in London and studied philosophy and modern languages at Oxford University. She is the author of two biographies; Lilla's Feast and The Bolter: Idina Sackville. Her first historical novel, Park Lane, will be published Summer 2012.
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Now Frances Osborne explores the life of Idina, her enigmatic great-grandmother, using letters, diaries, and family legend, following her from Edwardian London to the hills of Kenya, where she reigned over the scandalous antics of the “Happy Valley Set.”
Frances Osborne is a barrister turned investment research analyst, turned journalist and now author. Her second biography, The Bolter (2008), was shortlisted for Best Read in Britain, was a Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller and one of The San Francisco Chronicle’s Best Books of the Year.
