Fay Weldon, Powerpoint
Fay Weldon
an English
author, essayist and
playwright
Early life
§ Fay Weldon was supposed to be born in New Zealand, but instead was
born in England in 1931. At 5 weeks old she and her mother returned to
New Zealand.
§ Her father was a doctor and her mother was a writer of commercial
fiction under the pen name "Pearl Bellairs", among others. Her parents
divorced when she was five. She lived with her mother, sister and
grandmother until she started college and, as a result, grew up
believing "the world was peopled by females". This problably
influenced her works too.
§ She returned to England with her mother and studied economics and
psychology at the University of
St Andrews in Scotland.
§ Her actual christened name was "Franklin Birkinshaw". which she
feels contributed to her being accepted at