Miranda Miller (born 23 September 1950) is an English novelist who has also published short stories and a book of interviews with homeless women and politicians.

Biography

She was born in London, the daughter of

Alan Hyman Alan Maurice Hyman (10 January 1910 – 23 February 1999) was an English writer, journalist, and film writer. Life and work Alan Hyman was the son of A. Hyman. He was educated at St Cyprian's School, Repton School, and Magdalene College, Cam ...

and the youngest of four children (including the artist

Timothy Hyman Timothy Hyman (born 1946) is a British figurative painter, art writer and curator. He has published monographs on both Sienese Painting and on Pierre Bonnard, as well as most recently ''The World New Made: Figurative Painting in the Twentieth Ce ...

and Afghan scholar Anthony Hyman). She was educated at St Christopher's School, Hampstead,

Queen's College, London Queen's College is an independent school for girls aged 11–18 with an adjoining prep school for girls aged 4–11 located in the City of Westminster, London. Founded in 1848 by theologian and social reformer Frederick Denison Maurice along wit ...

and PNEU School, Queen's Gardens before starting a History degree at

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's ...

. After a year she moved to Rome where she wrote her first novel. She has also lived in Libya, Saudi Arabia and Japan. From 1979-1999 she was married to the artist and teacher Dr Michael Miller and has one daughter, Rebecca, born in 1981. She is now married to the musician Gordon St John Clarke and they live in North London.

List of works

* Under the Rainbow: Hutchinson, 1978 (published under the name Miranda Hyman) * Family: Hutchinson, 1979 * Before Natasha: Love Stories, 1985 * Smiles and the Millennium: Virago, 1987 * A Thousand and One Coffee Mornings: Scenes from Saudi Arabia: Peter Owen, 1989 * Bed and Breakfast: Women and Homelessness Today, The Women's Press, 1990 * Loving Mephistopheles: Peter Owen, 2007 * Nina in Utopia, Part 1 of The Bedlam Trilogy: Peter Owen, 2010 * The Fairy Visions of Richard Dadd, Part 2 of The Bedlam Trilogy: Peter Owen, 2013 Angelica, Paintress of Minds was published in 2020 by Barbican Press

Awards

* 1989 K Blundell Award from the Society of Authors * 2013-15 Royal Literary Fund Fellowship at the Courtauld Institute

References

External links

Official website
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