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.
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'
Birmingham Post
THE SONG OF MAT AND BEN
When two small skeletons are dug up in the main street in St Boan, Ned is asked once again to help solve the mystery. But are the ghostly murderers on his track too?
BONE AND DREAM
How can Ned rescue Jonquil, grand-daughter of old Sir Tom, the poet, who is himself being pursued by a devouring beast of prey . . .
'. . . occupies the space between ordinary life and fairytale' Children's Books in Ireland
'Joan Aiken's imagination is inexhaustible'
Daily Telegraph
Joan Aiken, The Stolen Lake
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