India Knight
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| Born: | 1965 Brussels, Belgium |
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| Occupation: | Journalist, Columnist, Novelist |
| Nationality: | United Kingdom |
| Website: | India Knight Blog |
India Knight, born in 1965, is a British journalist and author, born in Brussels, Belgium, known for her contributions to the British media, as well as her books: My Life on a Plate , Don't You Want Me?, The Shops and "Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet".
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[edit] Early Life
Knight lived in Brussels until about the time she turned nine. After migrating to the UK, she was educated at the Lycée Charles de Gaulle school in London and at Wycombe Abbey School, Buckinghamshire. She was awarded an exhibition to Trinity College, Cambridge, where she read Modern Languages from 1984-1987, before starting her career in journalism.
[edit] Current Work
In addition to writing for and contributing to major British magazines and newspapers, India Knight currently writes two weekly columns for The Sunday Times ; one of these columns is written for parents with children who have special needs, inspired by her daughter who has Di George Syndrome. She is also a regular guest on radio and television.
In October 2006, Knight launched a blog about children with special needs: "After writing an article in The Sunday Times about her daughter's special needs she was so inundated with e-mails that she has launched this weblog as a forum for parents in a similar position to keep in touch, compare notes and help each other". The blog is called Isn't She Talking Yet?.
Knight lives in London with her three children and her long-term boyfriend, author Andrew O'Hagan. She was previously married to Jeremy Langmead, the editor of Esquire magazine.
[edit] Books
India Knight is the author of two novels, My Life on a Plate and Don't You Want Me?, and two non-fiction books, The Shops and "Neris and India's Idiot-Proof Diet", all of which are bestsellers and published by Penguin Books. Her books have been translated into twenty-eight languages. She also is the editor of "The Dirty Bits For Girls", a collection of "stories that taught us about sex, volumes pilfered from our parents' bookshelves, books passed girl to girl, hidden in desks, whispered and wondered about".
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