▁BBC ▁Two ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Her ▁own ▁cook ware ▁range , ▁Living ▁K itchen , ▁has ▁a ▁value ▁of ▁£ 7   mill ion , ▁and ▁she ▁has ▁sold ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 ▁million ▁cook ery ▁books ▁world wide ▁to ▁date . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁N ig ella ▁Law son ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁W and sw orth , ▁London , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁daughters ▁of ▁N ig el ▁Law son , ▁a ▁future ▁Conserv ative ▁MP ▁and ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁Ex che quer ▁in ▁Margaret ▁Th atch er ' s ▁government , ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁wife ▁Van essa ▁Sal mon ▁( 1 9 3 6 – 1 9 8 5 ), ▁a ▁celebrated ▁beauty ▁and ▁the ▁he ir ess ▁to ▁the ▁J . ▁Ly ons ▁and ▁Co . ▁fortune . ▁Both ▁her ▁parents ▁were ▁from ▁Jewish ▁families . ▁Her ▁given ▁name ▁was ▁originally ▁suggested ▁by ▁her ▁grand m other . ▁Her ▁family ▁kept ▁homes ▁in ▁K ens ington ▁and ▁Ch else a . ▁ ▁N ig el ▁and ▁Van essa ▁Law son ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁when ▁N ig ella ▁was ▁ 2 0 . ▁They ▁both ▁rem ar ried : ▁her ▁father ▁that ▁year ▁to ▁a ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁research er , ▁Ther ese ▁Mac lear ▁( to ▁whom ▁he ▁was ▁married ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 8 ), ▁and ▁her ▁mother , ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁to ▁phil os opher ▁A . ▁J .