Mother of 3 children: Academic and social scientist Adam Swift; poet and writer Rebecca Swift; and journalist, TV presenter and garden designer Joe Swift.
Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series,
Vol. 131, pages 123-131. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale,
2005.
She was awarded the C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) before being awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honors List for her services to literature.