Deborah Moggach

Deborah Moggach is an English novelist and screenwriter. She was born in 1948 and studied English at Bristol University. She has written 19 novels, including Tulip Fever and The Ex-Wives. She has also written screenplays for films such as Pride & Prejudice and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was awarded an OBE for services to literature and drama in 2005.