Aiken, Joan, MBE

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The Complete Armitage Family Stories

Illustration: Bailey, Peter

Beschreibung

Joan Aiken, classic author of The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, wrote the Armitage family stories from when she was a teenager onwards. This is the first time the stories have been collected together.

Autor

Joan Aiken (1924-2004) was born in Rye, Sussex. She was the daughter of the American poet Conrad Aiken, and her step-father was English writer Martin Armstrong. Joan Aiken wrote over one hundred books for young readers and adults and is recognised as one of the classic children's authors of the twentieth century. Her best-known books are The Wolves of Willoughby Chase chronicles and the Arabel's Raven series, but she is also famous for her brilliant short stories. Joan Aiken received the Edgar Allan Poe Award in the United States as well as the Guardian Award for Fiction. She was decorated with an MBE for her services to children's books.

Produktdetails

• Virago Modern Classics
• Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group / Virago Press
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Altersempfehlung: von 10 bis 14 Jahren
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. August 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 125mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 339g
• ISBN-13: 9780349005850
• ISBN-10: 0349005850
• Artikelnr.: 42570562

Rezensionen

What a thrill to discover this gem from the witty and endlessly inventive Joan Aiken Chris Riddell