▁saying , ▁" I ▁can ' t ▁square ▁it ▁with ▁my ▁conscience ▁to ▁pra ise ▁so ▁whole heart edly ▁Bla ir ' s ▁conduct ..." ▁and ▁pulled ▁the ▁piece . ▁Mar qu and ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁" utter ly ▁shock ed ". ▁ ▁Wil mers ▁has ▁also ▁written ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁Review , ▁and ▁The ▁New ▁York er . ▁ ▁Hon ours ▁A ▁book ▁of ▁t ributes ▁to ▁Wil mers , ▁Bad ▁Character , ▁was ▁published ▁priv ately ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁distributed ▁as ▁a ▁limited ▁edition . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁Liter ature , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁hon oured ▁with ▁their ▁B enson ▁Medal . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Wil mers ▁married ▁film ▁director ▁Stephen ▁Fre ars , ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁had ▁two ▁sons , ▁Sam ▁and ▁Will ▁Fre ars ▁( a ▁stage ▁and ▁film ▁director ). ▁Fre ars ▁left ▁Wil mers ▁while ▁she ▁was ▁pre gn ant ▁with ▁their ▁second ▁son ▁Will . ▁They ▁lived ▁on ▁Gl ouc ester ▁C res cent ▁in ▁Cam den ▁Town . ▁The ▁couple ▁divor ced ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁The ▁live - in ▁n anny ▁that ▁Wil mers ▁h ired ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁N ina ▁St ib be , ▁wrote ▁letters ▁home ▁describing ▁the ▁North ▁London ▁liter ati ▁life ; ▁these ▁were ▁compiled ▁and ▁published ,