Rachel Anderson (born 1943) is an English journalist and author best known for her children's books.
Her work often features the positive portrayal of characters with learning disabilities, and themes of social injustice and alienation.
[7] Leaving school at the age of 16, Rachel Anderson initially became a journalist, working for BBC Radio, newspapers and women's magazines.
[2] Her 2011 novel for teenagers, Asylum, was published in the same week as her mother's final book that was being completed at the time of her death the previous year.
[9] Rachel Anderson has four children and "a range of grandchildren"[2] and lives mainly in Cromer, Norfolk.