Linda Newbery

As a child Linda Newbery was a secret writer, filling exercise books with stories that she hid in her wardrobe. Now she is a published author of more than 40 books, mainly children’s and teenage fiction. She has been shortlisted for many prestigious literary prizes and has won the Costa children’s book award. Newbery lives in an Oxfordshire village and enjoys yoga, gardening, walking, and the cinema.