Alan Garner
Alan Garner was born and still lives in Cheshire, an area which has had a profound effect on his writing and provided the seed of many ideas worked out in his books. His fourth book, 'The Owl Service' brought Alan Garner to everyone's attention. It won two important literary prizes - The Guardian Award and the Carnegie Medal - and was made into a serial by Granada Television. It has established itself as a classic and Alan Garner as a writer of great distinction.
Alan Garner was born and still lives in Cheshire, an area which has had a profound effect on his writing and provided the seed of many ideas worked out in his books. His fourth book, 'The Owl Service' brought Alan Garner to everyone's attention. It won two important literary prizes - The Guardian Award and the Carnegie Medal - and was made into a serial by Granada Television. It has established itself as a classic and Alan Garner as a writer of great distinction. 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
