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, and moved to Spain in 2002 with her husband

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and their son, Alexander. Her collection of poetry ''Sky Ray Lolly'' was published in 1986. She has been described as a poet in "the new tradition of British sexiness in verse that Ewart helped to inaugurate". Pitt-Kethley has also worked as a freelance journalist and has written for ''

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Bibliography

Poetry collections

* ''Sky Ray Lolly'' (1986) * ''Private Parts'' (1987) * ''The Perfect Man'' (1989) * ''Dogs'' (1993) (Includes two pieces of journalism) * ''Double Act'' (1996) * ''Memo From a Muse'' (1997) * ''Selected Poems'' (2008)

Novels

* ''The Misfortunes of Nigel'' (1991) * ''Baker's Dozen'' (2000)

Travel writing

* ''Journeys to the Underworld'' (1988) * ''The Pan Principle'' (1994) * ''Red Light Districts of the World'' (2000)

Collected journalism

* ''Too Hot to Handle'' (1992)

Autobiography

* ''The Autobiography of Fiona Pitt-Kethley: My Schooling'' (2000)

Anthologies as editor

* ''Literary Companion to Sex: an Anthology of Prose and Poetry'' (1994) * ''Literary Companion to Low Life'' (1995)

References

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