Fergie at the Quill AwardsPhoto: WireImage
Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, has finished her historical novel, Hart Moor, she told us earlier this week at the Quill Awards. It’s scheduled to come out next year. “It’s my first historical novel, but I have written 24 books and I’ve written 12 children’s books,” she explained. Fergie spent three years on research (she was paid a reported $1.8 million for the book from St. Martin’s in 2005, before it had even been started). “It’s about my heritage: a redhead,” she said. “It’s set in 1759.” We hear Fergie’s been in talks to make it into a movie as well, which is very exciting. The British royal has managed to keep her profile up even after she left the ruling family. She’s done a lot for charity work, and she’s won children’s-book awards. If she makes an Oscar-winning movie, somebody get this lady a Nobel Prize! —Amy Odell
