Susan Hilary Spurling CBE FRSL ( née Forrest; born 25 December 1940) is a British writer, known for her work as a journalist and biographer.
Born in Stockport, Cheshire, [1] to circuit judge Gilbert Alexander Forrest (1912–1977) [2] and teacher Emily Maureen, daughter of Joseph Armstrong, of Fivemiletown, County Tyrone, [3] [4] Spurling was educated at Clifton High School, an independent school in Bristol, South West England, and then at Somerville College, Oxford. [5] [6]
Spurling won the Whitbread Prize for the second volume of her biography of Henri Matisse in January 2006. [7]Burying The Bones: Pearl Buck in China was published in March 2010. [8]
In 1961, she married playwright John Spurling. [6] The couple have three children (Amy, Nathaniel, and Gilbert). [9]
Susan Hilary Spurling CBE FRSL ( née Forrest; born 25 December 1940) is a British writer, known for her work as a journalist and biographer.
Born in Stockport, Cheshire, [1] to circuit judge Gilbert Alexander Forrest (1912–1977) [2] and teacher Emily Maureen, daughter of Joseph Armstrong, of Fivemiletown, County Tyrone, [3] [4] Spurling was educated at Clifton High School, an independent school in Bristol, South West England, and then at Somerville College, Oxford. [5] [6]
Spurling won the Whitbread Prize for the second volume of her biography of Henri Matisse in January 2006. [7]Burying The Bones: Pearl Buck in China was published in March 2010. [8]
In 1961, she married playwright John Spurling. [6] The couple have three children (Amy, Nathaniel, and Gilbert). [9]