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Frances Victoria Osborne (née Howell) is an English author. She has written two biographies and one novel. She was the first wife of George Osborne, the former Chancellor of the Exchequer. Osborne's first biography, Lilla's Feast, tells the story of her great-grandmother's life and was published by Doubleday in September 2004.
Francis Osborne (26 September 1593 – 4 February 1659) was an English essayist, known for his Advice to a Son, which became a very popular book soon after the English Restoration.
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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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 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.
Frances Osborne has not just brought to life a dizzingly rich and scandalous slice of social history, she has produced a tragic and deeply moving tale as well. It is far more gripping than any novel I have read for years’ Antony Beevor
Annie Brassey was the author of one of the bestselling books of the Victorian era. When, in January 1873, her four year-old daughter, Constance, died of scarlet fever, Annie commissioned the building of a 160-foot steam-yacht in her memory.
