Authors
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Caroline Pitcher
Caroline Pitcher was born and brought up in East Yorkshire. She spent much of her time as a child out in the countryside, and playing by the river. As a child her interest in reading was encouraged by her mother and some by excellent teachers, and she loved reading books about 'nature'. As wel...
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Caroline Lawrence
Caroline Lawrence was born in London, England. Her American parents returned to the United States shortly afterwards and she grew up in Bakersfield, California with her younger brother and sister. Her father taught English and drama in a local high school and her mother was an artist. W...
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Carmen Reid
Carmen was born and brought up in a chilly and windy corner of Scotland in the depths of the countryside. This may explain her lifelong phobia of cows and abiding interest in cities, department stores, books, the cinema and newspapers. Carmen did once study English Literatur...
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Carly Gledhill
Carly Gledhill has developed her distinctive style illustrating for clients including Paperchase, H&M and Marks and Spenser. Inspired by a love of colour, character design and textiles she has worked on a wide range of products, including children's clothing, books and stationery. Monty an...
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Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Carlos Ruiz Zafón was born in Barcelona and is the author of The Shadow of the Wind, his first novel for adults, and the most successful novel in Spanish publishing history after Don Quixote. The Shadow of the Wind was an international phenomenon in more than 40 countries, read by over...
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Carl Hiaasen was born and raised in Florida, where he still lives with his incredibly tolerant family and numerous personal demons. A graduate of the University of Florida, at age 23 he joined The Miami Herald as a general assignment reporter and went on to work for the paper's weekly m...
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Carina Axelsson
Carina Axelsson is half-Swedish, half-Mexican and grew up in California. A former fashion model, Carinas jet-setting career saw her starring in advertising campaigns and fashion magazines across the globe, including shoots for Elle and Vogue. Later Carina moved to Paris, where she...
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Bryony Thomson
Bryony Thomson studied Fine Art, took a four year diversion as a Political Risks Insurance underwriter, and then finally discovered what she should have been doing all along when she embarked on the MA Children's Book Illustration course at Cambridge School of Art. She graduated in 2016...
