Author Fay Weldon, best known for writing The Life and Loves of a She-Devil, dies aged 91
The writer previously told her readers in a statement posted on her website that she had been admitted to hospital with a broken bone in her back and then with a stroke.She went on to read economics and psychology at the University of St Andrews in Scotland and later received an honorary doctorate from the institution in 1990.Fay Weldon opening the first ever Sidmouth Literature Festival.
She was one of the writers on the popular drama series Upstairs, Downstairs which ran from 1971 to 1975, receiving an award from the Writers Guild of America for the show's first episode.Much of Weldon's fiction explores issues surrounding women's relationships with men, children, parents and each other, including the novels Down Among The Women and Female Friends It came after she was made a CBE for her services to literature in the New Year Honours list in 2001.
After spending nine years teaching at the institution she was awarded Emeritus Professor status in recognition of her dedication to the university.
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