Lee Langley

Career overview

Lee Langley is a British writer and novelist of Scottish descent who was born in Calcutta, India. Langley spent her childhood travelling widely in India, an experience that shapes some of her best fiction. She is the author of ten novels, including Changes of Address published in 1987. This largely autobiographical work, which analyses the relationship of a daughter with her volatile and alcoholic mother, is the first in a loose trilogy of novels set in India and was short-listed for the Hawthornden Prize. In addition to her work as a novelist, Langley was a busy British journalist during the 1960s who contributed to one screenplay.

Langley is also known for her work as a writer, creator, and screenwriter in television and film. Some of her credits include writing work on The Tenth Man, Interlude, Another Woman, A Woman of Substance, Screen Two, Rosamunde Pilcher: September, All for Love, and Hannah. Her career encompasses both literary fiction and screenwriting contributions across various productions.