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Hermione Eyre

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Hermione Eyre

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1980
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
Archway, London

Career

Occupations
Journalist, Novelist, Former child actor
Active Years
1987-2024
Affiliations
The Independent, London Evening Standard, New Statesman, The Spectator
Influenced By
Jorge Luis Borges, Dorothy Parker, Charles Dickens
Nominations
Folio Prize nomination (Viper Wine), Walter Scott Prize shortlist (Viper Wine)

Education

Rugby School
Period: 13歳入学
Country: England
First year the school admitted girls
Hertford College, Oxford
English
Country: England

Awards

The Kitschies Golden Tentacle
2015
Work: Viper Wine
Category: 最優秀デビュー作
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Viper Wine

2014 Historical fiction

A work of historical fiction featuring Venetia Stanley and Kenelm Digby.

Beauty standards

The Dictionary of National Celebrity

2005 Non-fiction

Co-wrote The Dictionary of National Celebrity.

Legacy

British journalist and novelist known for her debut novel Viper Wine.

Trivia

  • Her godmother was actress Hermione Gingold.
  • Father is Conservative politician Sir Reginald Eyre.
  • Married to Conservative MP Alex Burghart.
  • Daughter Sybilla born 2013.
  • Worked as a croupier in a London casino for a year after university.