| Elizabeth Mary Oakleigh-Walker Buchan | |
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| Born | Elizabeth Mary Oakleigh-Walker 21 May 1948 Guildford, Surrey, England, UK |
| Pen name | Elizabeth Buchan |
| Occupation | Editor, novelist |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1985-Present |
| Genres | romance |
| Notable work(s) | "Revenge of The Middle Aged Woman" |
| Notable award(s) | 1994 Romantic Novel Of The Year Award for "Consider The Lily" |
| Spouse(s) | Benjamin William Alastair Buchan (1974) |
| Children | 2 |
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Elizabeth Buchan, née Oakleigh-Walker (b. 21 May 1948 in Guildford, Surrey, England) is a British writer since 1985, specializing in romance novels. Her novel, Revenge of the Middle Aged Woman, has been made into a television film for CBS.[1]
She was the eighteenth elected Chairman (1995–1997) of the Romantic Novelists' Association.[2]
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Elizabeth Mary Oakleigh-Walker was born on 21 May 1948 in Guildford, Surrey, England,[3] the daughter of Major Peter Oakleigh-Walker and Eleanor Mary Peters. In 1970s, she obtained a double degree in English and History at the University of Kent at Canterbury.[1]
On 20 April 1974, she married with Benjamin William Alastair Buchan (b. 1948), grandson of the also writer John Buchan. The marriage had one son, Adam Peter Alastair Buchan (b. 1980), and a daughter, Eleanor Rose Buchan (b. 1983).[4]
She started working as a blurb writer for Penguin Books (1974–1989), and later, since 1989 as Fiction Editor at Random House.[1] After the publication of her third novel, she become a full-time writer. She lives in London.