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books for young readers and adults and is

recognized as one of the cla.s.sic 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 t.i.tle,

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.

Joan Aiken.

The. St Boan Trilogy.

Each time strange things happen in the Cornish harbour town of St Boan, Aunt Lal calls upon her nephew, Ned, to help solve the mystery.

IN THUNDER'S POCKET.

Is it true that Malot Corby can change people into statues? Has she really put a curse on Ned's Aunt Lal?

'The twists and turns in this intriguing book will keep young readers riveted'

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