Alan Garner was born in Cheshire on 17th October 1934, and his childhood was spent in Alderley Edge, where his family has lived for more than four hundred years. He was awarded the OBE in 2001, for his services to literature.

“A magnificently multilayered novel… and a superbly exciting piece of literature.” The Times“…A work of poetic imagination that will keep any adult mind at full stretch.” Daily Mail“A bitter, complex, brilliant book.”Ursula Le Guin"…A mysterious secret for readers to claim as their own" The Times"glitters with brilliance" The Times

Alan Garner was born in Cheshire on 17th October 1934, and his childhood was spent in Alderley Edge, where his family has lived for more than four hundred years. He was awarded the OBE in 2001, for his services to literature.

“A magnificently multilayered novel… and a superbly exciting piece of literature.” The Times“…A work of poetic imagination that will keep any adult mind at full stretch.” Daily Mail“A bitter, complex, brilliant book.”Ursula Le Guin"…A mysterious secret for readers to claim as their own" The Times"glitters with brilliance" The Times