Frances Osborne | |
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| Born | Frances Victoria Howell |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Windlesham House School Marlborough College |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Spouse | [1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Parents |
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| Website | francesosborne |
Frances Victoria Osborne (née Howell)[2] (born 1969) is an English author. She has written two biographies and one novel.
Osborne's first biography, Lilla's Feast, tells the story of her great-grandmother's life and was published by Doubleday in September 2004. Her second biography, The Bolter, told the story of another of her great-grandmothers Idina Sackville, and became an international best-seller. Park Lane, her third book and first novel published in June 2012, was named Bookseller's Choice by The Bookseller magazine.[3]
She was the first wife of George Osborne, the former Chancellor of the Exchequer.
- ^ "George Osborne and wife Frances announce divorce". BBC News. 1 July 2019.
- ^ Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, pages 1989 and 3030.
- ^ "The Official Website of Frances Osborne". FrancesOsborne.com. Retrieved 20 June 2012.