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After studying law at University College London , she turned to writing and in 1996 achieved her first significant success with '' This Life '' a BBC Television Drama series about the lives and loves of a household of solicitors and barristers. She was credited with 'creating' the series; she wrote several episodes.

Other film, television and journalism work followed and in 1998 she secured a two-novel contract, her first novel, ''Honeymoon'', appearing in 1999. She wrote and directed the "Mr Cool" segment of '' Tube Tales ''

In 2004 she married Jonathan Heawood, director of PEN. Her stepmother is '' The Guardian '' columnist and author Polly Toynbee .


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