Peter Buckman is an English writer and

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. He has been involved in the publishing industry for many years; he was on the editorial board of

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, and a

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for the

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. He has published novels, non fiction, a biography and short stories, and has also written for television and film, including an episode of ''

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'', three episodes of '' The House of Elliot'', the television film '' Unnatural Causes'', and the television movie '' The Tale of Sweeney Todd'', which was directed by

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. He is currently a literary agent, having started The Ampersand Agency in 2003, notable for having discovered and represented Vikas Swarup, author of Q & A, which was filmed as

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, and also being the agent for the estate of prolific historical fiction writer

Georgette Heyer Georgette Heyer (; 16 August 1902 – 4 July 1974) was an English novelist and short-story writer, in both the Regency romance and detective fiction genres. Her writing career began in 1921, when she turned a story conceived for her ail ...

Bibliography

Fiction

* Playground: A Game of Fiction (1971) * The Rothschild Conversion (1979)

Non fiction

* The Limits of Protest (1970) * Education Without Schools (1973) (as Editor) * Let's Dance: Social, Ballroom & Folk Dancing (1978) * All for Love: A Study in Soap Opera (1984) * A Genial Senior's Companion to Ageing (2018)

Biography

* Lafayette: A Biography (1977)

References

External links

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