Everything you need to know about Fay Weldon Biography

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Weldon Fay, an English author and novelist, was born in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on September 22, 1939.

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Feminist issues are frequently prominent in her writing.

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Both her mother Margaret and her grandfather Edgar Jepson were authors.

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After giving birth to a son, she returned to England after completing her undergraduate studies in Scotland.

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She then wed Ronald Bateman, whom she divorced after just two years of marriage.

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Weldon started working in the advertising sector to help support her son.

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She later wed Ron Weldon, and while expecting her second child, she started penning radio and television scripts.

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She released The Fat Woman's Joke, her debut book, in 1967, and enjoyed great success over the following 30 years.

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1994 saw the divorce of Ron Weldon and Fay. At the moment, she is married to Nick Fox, who also serves as her manager.

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Fay Weldon: The Life and Loves of a She-Devil author dies aged 91

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