and she is a supporter of Breast Cancer Care, and the Bristol-based charity Breast-cancer Unit Support Trust (B.U.S.T.), which raises money to help provide treatment and support for the local community and medical technology for the Breast Care Unit at Southmead Hospital, Bristol. She is also a supporter of Winston's Wish, the charity for bereaved children. References External links Official website 1956 births Living people 20th-century English novelists 21st-century English novelists People educated at The Red Maids' School