Joan Aiken (1924-2004), daughter of Conrad Aiken, was a novelist and children's author who crafted imaginative historical settings, blending elements like Stuart-Tudor rule with fantastical threats.
Joan Aiken (1924-2004), daughter of Conrad Aiken, was a novelist and children's author known for creating imaginative worlds, such as an alternate 19th-century England.
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| Back | 1924-2004 novelist and children's author daughter of Conrad Aiken she invented not just convincing characters but whole new periods of history where 19th England is ruled by a line of Stuart Tudor and train journeys are regularly threatened by hordes of marauding wolves |
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