- Giles Andreae
Giles Andreae (DOB: 16th March 1966) is Britain's best-selling contemporary poet, through his
persona s "Purple Ronnie " and "Edward Monkton ".A graduate of
Oxford University , Andreae completed his degree under difficult circumstances as he developedHodgkin's lymphoma , acancer of thelymph glands , and began an intensive course ofchemotherapy andradiotherapy the day before hisfinal exams began. He managed to sit some of his papers, and was awarded an upper second class degree.Giles lives with his wife Victoria, a children’s clothes designer, in
Notting Hill , where he shares an office with writerRichard Curtis and radio and TV presenterMariella Frostrup .He also has a seaside retreat in
Dorset . Giles and Victoria have three children: Flinn, andtwins , Frea, Nat and Jakson who were born at the end of the last millennium.External links
* [http://www.bloomsburyusa.com/Authors/microsite.asp?id=532&cf=1 Giles Andreae Biography] at Bloomsbury Children's
* [http://www.puffin.co.uk/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000062330,00.html Giles Andreae at Puffin Books]
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