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Katie Hickman (born 1960〔("Katie Hickman" ), Author profile, HarperCollins (Canada)〕) is an English novelist and travel writer. Hickman studied English literature at Pembroke College, Oxford.〔(Katie Hickman website )〕 The daughter of a diplomat, she began her career as a travel writer. Her first book was ''Dreams of the Peaceful Dragon'' (1987), an account of a journey across Bhutan. She followed it with ''A Trip to the Light Fantastic'' (1993), which was shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award. Her next book, ''Daughters of Britannia: the Lives and Times of Diplomatic Wives'' (1999) was a best-seller,〔(Harper Collins )〕 and launched her as an author of history books. It was serialised on the BBC Radio 4 series ''Woman's Hour''. Her first novel, ''The Quetzal Summer'' (1992), resulted in her being nominated for the Sunday Times Young British Writer of the Year Award.〔(Bloomsbury Publishing )〕 Hickman is married to philosopher A. C. Grayling and they have a daughter, Madeleine.〔(''The Independent'', 12 February 2006, "A C Grayling: In search of the Holy Grayling" )〕 ==Bibliography== Travel *''Travels with a Circus'' (2001) *''Dreams of the Peaceful Dragon: Journey into Bhutan'' (2002) Novels *''The Aviary Gate'' (2009) *''The Pindar Diamond'' (2011) Other *''Daughters of Britannia: The Lives and Times of Diplomatic Wives'' (2002) *''Courtesans: Money, Sex and Fame in the Nineteenth Century'' (2003) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Katie Hickman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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