Author Fay Weldon, known for works including The Life And Loves Of A She-Devil and Praxis, has died aged 91. The novelist, playwright and screenwriter's body of work includes more than 30 novels - as well as short stories and plays written for television, radio and the stage.
A family statement said: "It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Fay Weldon (CBE), author, essayist and playwright. She died peacefully this morning, January 4, 2023."
The writer previously told her readers in a statement posted on her website that she had been admitted to hospital with a broken bone in her back and then with a stroke. Born in September 1931, she was brought up in New Zealand and returned to the UK as a child.
