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The Estate of Martin Gilbert
Sir Martin Gilbert was one of Britain's most distinguished historians. Born in London in 1936, he went to Highgate School and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he read British Imperial History and Soviet Studies.
The Estate of Reginald Hill
Reginald Hill was born in Hartlepool, County Durham, brought up in Carlisle, and educated at Oxford. After twenty years in education as a teacher and lecturer, he turned to writing full time.
Michael Holroyd
Michael Holroyd was born in 1935, and educated at Eton and the Maidenhead Public Library. His biographies of Hugh Kingsmill, Lytton Strachey, Augustus John and Bernard Shaw have established him as one of the most influential biographers of modern times.
John Lanchester
John Lanchester was born in Hamburg in 1962. He was brought up in the Far East and educated in England.
Antonia Logue
Antonia Logue is one of Ireland's leading young writers. Born in 1972 in Park, Co Derry, she grew up in Brussels and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. She is the author of the highly acclaimed novel SHADOW BOX (Bloomsbury).
The Estate of Brenda Maddox
Born and brought up in Massachusetts and with a degree in English literature from Harvard, Brenda Maddox was a long-time resident of the UK. For many years she was Home Affairs Editor of The Economist. She was also a biographer of international repute.
Anna Pavord
The daughter of two enthusiastic gardeners, Anna Pavord was raised in Wales and graduated with honours in English from the University of Leicester.
Philip Ridley
Philip Ridley was born in 1964 in the East End of London, where he still lives.
John Yeoman
John Yeoman read English at Downing College, Cambridge, and Education at London University. Much of his teaching career was spent at the French Lycee in South Kensington, where he was for many years head of English.