Brigid Keenan

Brigid Ann Keenan (born 1939)[citation needed] is an author and journalist.

She was born in Ambala, India,[1] where her father was an officer in the British Indian Army during the Raj.

[4] After marrying a European Union diplomat, Keenan left her successful career as a fashion editor[5] to become a trailing spouse and best-selling author.

Her published works include The Women We Wanted to Look Like (1978), Dior in Vogue (1988), Travels in Kashmir (1989),[6] Damascus: Hidden Treasures of the Old City (2001), Diplomatic Baggage: The Adventures of a Trailing Spouse (2005),[7][8] Packing Up: Further Adventures of a Trailing Spouse (2014),[9] and Full Marks for Trying (2016).

[12] Keenan has lived in Ethiopia, Brussels, Trinidad, Barbados, India, West Africa, Syria and Central Asia.