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Francesca Beauman is a historian and journalist. Born in London, Francesca was educated at Cheltenham Ladies College and Cambridge University. She spent a decade as a television presenter, and is now the author of four books: a history of the pineapple entitled The Pineapple: king of fruits, The Woman’s Book, How to Crack an Egg with One Hand: a pocketbook for the new mother, and Shapely Ankle Preferr’d: a history of the Lonely Hearts ad, 1695-2010. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, film director James Bobin, and her two young children.