'One of the greatest ever writers for children' - Garth Nix
'A true original' - Katherine Rundell
'Truly magical ... Guaranteed to leave you gasping' The Bookseller
'She is the best writer of magical fantasy for children' Evening Standard
DIANA WYNNE JONES was born in August 1934 in London, where she had a chaotic and unsettled childhood against the background of World War II. The family moved around a lot, finally settling in rural Essex. As children, Diana and her two sisters were deprived of a good, steady supply of books by a father, 'who could beat Scrooge in a meanness contest'. So, armed with a vivid imagination and an insatiable quest for good books to read, she decided that she would have to write them herself.
