Age, Biography and Wiki
Birth Day | December 17, 1945 |
Birth Place | Bath, England |
Age | 78 YEARS OLD |
Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
Net worth: $85 Million (2024)
About
Award-winning English children's author whose work deals with controversial themes, such as divorce, adoption, and mental illness. Her best-known books include Hetty Feather (2009), Dustbin Baby (2001) and Double Act (1995).
Before Fame
She read voraciously and wrote prolifically during her childhood years in Kingston-upon-Thames, England. She was an excellent student at Coombe Girls' School, but she ended her studies in her late teens and was soon offered a job at the DC Thomson publishing company.
Trivia
Her Tracy Beaker novel series, which she began releasing in 1991, became extremely popular, and CBBC adapted multiple installments into TV specials.
Family Life
She was born in Bath, Somerset, England to Harry and Margaret Aitken. She was married to printer-turned-policeman Millar Wilson from 1965 to 2004. She and Millar had one daughter, Emma.
Associated With
She is a prominent British children's author, much like J.K. Rowling.