Frieda Hughes

Frieda Hughes is a painter and poet. She has written several children's books, eight collections of poetry, articles for numerous magazines and newspapers, and was the Poetry columnist for The Times. As a painter, Frieda regularly exhibits in London and has a permanent exhibition at her private gallery in Wales. Her new book George: A Magpie Memoir, tells the story of what happened she moved to the depths of the Welsh countryside, and found herself rescuing a baby magpie, the sole survivor of a nest destroyed in a storm.