I am the author of over 50 books: novels for children and adults, and non-fiction. They cover a wide range, with a particular love of fantasy and Celtic history. Even my contemporary crime novels have links to history and sacred places. I have been three times shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and have won the Barco de Vapor Award and the CRT Fiction Book of the Year. 50th Book Party
I am also a keen family historian. I am researching my own family history, mostly in Devon and Kent, my husband Jack Priestley’s ancestors, mainly in Lancashire and Yorkshire, and now my son-in-law Alan Priestley’s, many in Croydon and Norfolk. Some lines go back more than 30 generations, from paupers to lords of the manor. I even know the village in Normandy one of my ancestors came from.
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A new edition of the classic children’s fantasy Pangur Ban, including an ebooks.