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Harriet Crawley

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Harriet Crawley (born 1948) is a British author, journalist, television presenter and art dealer.[1]

She is daughter of British politician Aidan Crawley and American war correspondent Virginia Cowles.[2] In 1987 she had a son, Spencer Henry Crawley. Later she married Gleb Shestakov in 1993 and then Julian Ayer around 2001.

Crawley unsuccessfully fought the Brent East Constituency in the 1987 general election running as a Tory, she lost to Labour veteran Ken Livingstone.

Crawley is a fluent speaker of Russian,[3] French, German and Italian, as well as English.[2]

Selected works

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  • Degree of Defiance 1969[4]
  • The Goddaughter (1975)
  • The Lovers and the Loved (1990)
  • Painted Lady (1994)
  • The Translator (2023)

References

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  1. ^ "Bio of Harriet Crawley". Bitter Lemon Press. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b "An interview with Harriet Crawley". Harrogate International Festivals. 14 April 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Bio of Harriet Crawley". RCW Literary Agents. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Bio of Harriet Crawley". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
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