Ann Turnbull
Ann Turnbull has always loved reading and knew from the age of ten that she wanted to be a writer. She is best known for her historical fiction, including her Friends and Foes trilogy for middle-grade readers, No Friend of Mine , Room for a Stranger and Pigeon Summer , and for older readers her Quaker trilogy set in the 1600s: No Shame, No Fear (shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Book Award and Whitbread Award) Forged in the Fire and Seeking Eden . She has also retorld the Greek Myths for...See more
Ann Turnbull has always loved reading and knew from the age of ten that she wanted to be a writer. She is best known for her historical fiction, including her Friends and Foes trilogy for middle-grade readers, No Friend of Mine , Room for a Stranger and Pigeon Summer , and for older readers her Quaker trilogy set in the 1600s: No Shame, No Fear (shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Book Award and Whitbread Award) Forged in the Fire and Seeking Eden . She has also retorld the Greek Myths for younger children , illustrated by Sarah Young. Ann lives in Shropshire. Visit her website at www.annturnbull.com. See less
