Alan Garner
Alan Garner is an English novelist best known for his fantasy novels and his retellings of traditional British folk tales. He was born in Cheshire in 1934 and his childhood was spent in Alderley Edge, where his family has lived for more than four hundred years. His fourth book, The Owl Service , won The Guardian Award and the Carnegie Medal, and was made into a TV series. It has established itself as a contemporary classic and Garner as a writer of distinction. He was awarded the OBE in 2001...See more
Alan Garner is an English novelist best known for his fantasy novels and his retellings of traditional British folk tales. He was born in Cheshire in 1934 and his childhood was spent in Alderley Edge, where his family has lived for more than four hundred years. His fourth book, The Owl Service , won The Guardian Award and the Carnegie Medal, and was made into a TV series. It has established itself as a contemporary classic and Garner as a writer of distinction. He was awarded the OBE in 2001 for his services to literature. See less
Alan Garner's Featured Books
Alan Garner book reviews
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A Bag of Moonshine
collection of folktales
A good re-telling of these folktales. The old style is followed but at the same time are very readable for the modern reader. Read More
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Thursbitch
Haunting
by SWR1, Feb 26, 2009
This book was quite difficult to follow. The first part seemed almost to be written in a foreign language with some words in common with modern English. Yet I was fascinated by it, especially by ... Read More
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The Weirdstone of Brisingamen: A Tale of Alderley
Adventuresome
by SWR1, Feb 26, 2009
This book definitely held my interest. It's comparable to Tolkien's adventures but simpler to read, keep track of characters, etc. My main reason for interest in the book was its location right ... Read More
