Frances Victoria Osborne (formally the Hon. Mrs. Osborne; née Frances Victoria Howell; born 18 February 1969) is a British author. She has written two biographies and one novel. As the wife of George Osborne, the British Chancellor of the Exchequer, she resides next door to the British Prime Minister on Downing Street in London.Osborne's first biography Lilla's Feast tells the story of her great-grandmother's life and was published by Doubleday in September 2004. The Bolter, Osborne's second biography, became an international best-seller telling the story of Idina Sackville, one of Osborne's ancestors. Park Lane, her third book and first novel published in June 2012, was named Bookseller's Choice by The Bookseller magazine.