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Leon Garfield

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About Leon Garfield

Leon Garfield was born in Brighton in 1921. He was the acclaimed author of more than thirty novels for children and adults including Devil in the Fog, winner of the inaugural Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize in 1967, The God Beneath the Sea, winner of the 1970 Carnegie Medal, and John Diamond, winner of the 1980 Whitbread literary award. He was also elected a member of the Royal Society of Literature. He died in 1996.

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National Share-a-Story Month

Why not read The Golden Shadow by Leon Garfield. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

3 days ago

National Share-a-Story Month

Why not read The Golden Shadow by Leon Garfield. Published by Red Fox Classics.

3 days ago

World Storytelling Day

You should read The Boy and the Monkey by Leon Garfield. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

1 month ago

World Storytelling Day

Discover The Apprentices by Leon Garfield. Published by Red Fox Classics.

1 month ago

World Storytelling Day

You'll love The Golden Shadow by Leon Garfield. Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK.

1 month ago

World Storytelling Day

Loving Mr Corbett's Ghost by Leon Garfield from Penguin Random House Children's UK.

1 month ago

World Storytelling Day

The Boy and the Monkey is a wonderful book for your children. Published by Red Fox Classics.

1 month ago

World Storytelling Day

The Apprentices by Leon Garfield from Penguin Random House Children's UK is brilliant!

1 month ago

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