Jacqueline Wilson reveals publicly that she is gay
(The Guardian Books News)

Her long partnership with Trish is `old news´ to those who know her, but announcing Love Frankie, her new gay love story, she has chosen to tell readersJacqueline Wilson has spoken publicly for the first time about her personal life, and the fact she has been living `very happily` with her partner Trish for the last 18 years.The bestselling children´s novelist, who has often been asked why she hasn´t written more about gay characters, tackles the topic in her 111th book, Love Frankie, in which tomboy Frankie falls for Sally, the prettiest girl in her class. Wilson told Guardian Review in an interview published on Saturday that she had put her `heart and soul` into the story, and said she knew `perfectly well that it would shine a little light on my own private life`. Related: Jacqueline Wilson: `I`ve never really been in any kind of closet` Continue reading...