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Lady Rachel Mary Billington OBE (née Pakenham; born 11 May 1942) is a British author, the third daughter of the 7th Earl and Countess of Longford; both parents were writers, as was her aunt, Christine Longford.
Rachel Billington is a British novelist who writes about women's lives and relationships. Her latest book, War Babies, follows three sisters from the 50s to the present day and explores their struggles and choices.
Introduction. I’m often asked what leads me to a subject for a new novel. It seems to particularly interest readers that I seldom stay with one theme for more than one book. But why would I write a book about a subject I already understand? For me writing a novel is an exciting voyage of discovery. How will my character behave?
Biography. Rachel Billington worked in television in London and New York before taking up full-time writing in 1968. Her first novel All Things Nice was set in sixties New York. Her latest novel for adults is ‘Clouds of Love and War’, (to be published by Unicorn Publishing July 2020), about a Spitfire pilot in the Second World War and the ...
Rachel Billington is a prolific and versatile writer of novels, plays, non-fiction and journalism. She was a judge of the Booker Prize in 1997 and is an Honorary Vice-President of English PEN.
Rachel Billington has written twenty one novels and eleven books for children. She is also a journalist, feature writer and reviewer. She is a regular contributor and Associate Editor of Inside Time, the national newspaper for prisoners and a Vice-President of English PEN.
Rachel Billington was born on 11 May 1942. She is a writer and editor, known for The Light at the Edge of the World (1971), Play for Today (1970) and I'll Walk (2018). She has been married to Kevin Billington since 1967.
