Sally Brampton

Sally Brampton was born in 1955. She studied fashion at Central St Martin's College in London. She began her career writing for Vogue before being recruited in 1985 to set up the UK version of Elle magazine. As the founding editor, she championed healthier bodies for models. She left after five years to work full time as a writer. She wrote four novels and a non-fiction memoir about depression entitled Shoot the Damn Dog. Her novels are Concerning Lily, Lovesick, Good Grief, and Love, Always. She also worked as a journalist most recently for the Sunday Times and Psychologies magazine. She suffered from depression and wrote a regular advice column for the Daily Mail raising awareness about the condition. She committed suicide by walking into the sea on May 10, 2016 at the age of 60.