About Antonia Fraser:
Lady Antonia Margaret Caroline Fraser is a British author of history, novels, biographies and detective fiction. She is the widow of the 2005 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Harold Pinter (1930–2008), and prior to his death was also known as Antonia Pinter.
I realize that I had always in my heart of hearts planned to write a biography of Marie Antoinette.
Antonia FraserIt can be a long gap between the emergence of fully researched historical biographies.
Antonia FraserIf I write that it was a cold day, you can be sure I know it was a cold day because Pepys told us.
Antonia FraserI don't like it, but this afternoon I've told myself I am going to go and get a dress.
Antonia FraserI can't read historical fiction because I find the real thing so much more interesting.
Antonia Fraser