Christine Spittel-Wilson (1912 – 26 February 2010) was a British writer and artist. The daughter of Dr. Richard Lionel Spittel and Claribel Frances Van Dort, she was born Christine Spittel and grew up in

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. She was educated at

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. Besides her books, she published a number of articles on topics such as travel, wildlife conservation and

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. In 1944, she married Major Alistair McNeil-Wilson; he died in 2007. In 2009, she gave an exhibition of her paintings and ceramic art. Spittel-Wilson was a fellow of the

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. She died in Colombo at the age of 97.

Selected works

Source: * ''The Bitter Berry'' (1957) novel * ''The Mountain Road'' novel * ''I Am The Wings'' (1961) novel * ''Surgeon of the Wilderness'' (1975) biography of her father * ''Secrets of Eastern Cooking'' cookbook * ''Christine'' (2007) autobiography

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Spittel-Wilson, Christine 1912 births 2010 deaths English women novelists English women painters English ceramicists Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society English people of Sri Lankan descent British women ceramicists People educated at Roedean School, East Sussex