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Joan Aiken was born in Sussex in 1924. She was the daughter of the American poet, Conrad Aiken; her sister, Jane Aiken Hodge, is also a novelist. Before joining the 'family business' herself, Joan had a variety of jobs, including working for the BBC, the United Nations Information Centre and then as features editor for a short story magazine. Her first children's novel, The Kingdom of the Cave, was published in 1960. Joan Aiken wrote over a hundred books for young readers and adults and is recognized as one of the classic authors of the twentieth century. Amanda Craig, writing in The Times, said, 'She was a consummate story-teller, one that each generation discovers anew.' Her best-known books are those in the James III saga, of which The Wolves of Willoughby Chase was the first title, published in 1962 and awarded the Lewis Carroll prize. Both that and Black Hearts in Battersea have been filmed. Her books are internationally acclaimed and she received the Edgar Allan Poe Award in the United States as well as the Guardian Award for Fiction in this country for The Whispering Mountain.Joan Aiken was decorated with an MBE for her services to children's books. She died in 2004.
The Whispering Mountain (Prequel to the Wolves Chronicles series)
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
More Arabel and Mortimer
The Kingdom Under the Sea
Arabel and Mortimer Stories
Bridle The Wind
Dido And Pa
A Foot in the Grave
The Stolen Lake
A Necklace Of Raindrops
Go Saddle The Sea
The Teeth of the Gale
Arabel's Raven
Arabel, Mortimer and the Escaped Black Mamba
Mortimer and the Sword Excalibur
The Spiral Stair
Eliza's Daughter
The Scream (PB)
The Scream (HB)
The Cuckoo Tree
Night Birds On Nantucket
Midwinter Nightingale
Black Hearts in Battersea
The Wolves Of Willoughby Chase
Limbo Lodge
In Thunder's Pocket
The Witch of Clatteringshaws
Is
Cold Shoulder Road
Lady Catherine's Necklace
Bone And Dream : A St. Boan Mystery
The Song Of Mat And Ben
Mansfield Revisited
The Shadow Guests
Jane Fairfax
Happy Birthday Joan Aiken! Now's the time to read The Shadow Guests published by Puffin.
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Happy Birthday Joan Aiken! Now's the time to read Jane Fairfax published by RHCP Digital.
Happy Birthday Joan Aiken! Now's the time to read Lady Catherine's Necklace published by Jonathan Cape.
Happy Birthday Joan Aiken! Now's the time to read The Song Of Mat And Ben published by Red Fox.
Happy Birthday Joan Aiken! Now's the time to read Mansfield Revisited published by Jonathan Cape.
Happy Birthday Joan Aiken! Now's the time to read The Witch of Clatteringshaws published by Red Fox.
Happy Birthday Joan Aiken! Now's the time to read Cold Shoulder Road published by Red Fox.
Happy Birthday Joan Aiken! Now's the time to read Is published by Red Fox.
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