Ghostly Beasts by Joan Aiken
This collection of short animal tales by Joan Aiken has an ambience of ghostly backgrounds to give a richness of content to the elusive magic. The book includes a selection of her poems not previously published in Britain.
Joan Aiken was born in Sussex in 1924 and comes from a family of writers. Her father was the novelist and poet, Conrad Aiken and her sister, Jane Aiken Hodge, writes historical fiction for adults. Before joining the 'family business' herself, Joan had a variety of jobs, including working for the BBC, the United Nations Information Centre and then as features editor for a short story magazine. She also did a short stint as a copywriter for J Walter-Thompson. Her first children's novel, The Kingdom of the Cave was published in 1960. Joan has two grown-up children and lives in Sussex.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780224064637 |
| ISBN 10 | 0224064630 |
| Title | Ghostly Beasts |
| Author | Joan Aiken |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Year published | 2002-10-03 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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