ASB
's father, barrister John Frederick Drabble
, was also a Cambridge
graduate. He began writing novels in his retirement. He died in 1982. ASB
grew up in an intellectual environment; her parents valued art...
Family and Intimate relationships
Margaret Drabble
MD
's father, barrister John Frederick Drabble
, also attended Cambridge
, and served in the RAF
during the second world war. In 1945, newly demobbed, he stood as Labour
candidate for the Tory seat...