Wendy Holden

Wendy Holden (born 12 June 1965 ) is a British novelist. Having started in magazines, Holden became well-known for her best-selling women's fiction then, later, historical fiction.

Holden was born and raised in Cleckheaton, West Riding of Yorkshire. She attended Whitcliffe Mount School, and read English at Girton College, Cambridge, graduating from Cambridge University in the mid-1980s. Holden moved to London where she found work in the magazine business, eventually working for The Diplomat monthly, where she became an editor. From there, she moved on to The Sunday Times. Her subsequent novel, The Duchess, released in 2021, focused on the life of Wallis Simpson.

Holden is married, has two children, and lives in the Derbyshire Peak District.

Publications Simply Divine Bad Heir Day Pastures Nouveaux Fame Fatale Azur Like It The Wives of Bath The School for Husbands Filthy Rich Beautiful People Gallery Girl Marrying Up Gifted and Talented Wild and Free The Honeymoon Suite The Hipster Weddings Last of the Summer Moet A View to a Kilt The Governess The Duchess