Christmas Poem & Pastel by Joan Aiken Best wishes, and thanks to all who visit See you next year! >>>>>#####<<<<< Filed under: In her own words, Joan's Life, Joan's Quotes, Picture by Joan, Poem by Joan Tagged: Joan Aiken Christmas poem, Joan Aiken pastel drawing
This was Joan’s idea of a Perfect Holiday… what about you? ********* Read the full letter from Joan at The Wonderful World of Joan AikenFiled under: Joan's Life, Joan's Quotes Tagged: Holiday reading, Letter from Joan Aiken
Joan Aiken enjoyed some very happy relationships with her illustrators, notably Pat Marriott, who illustrated her first story collections from 1953 onwards, and was responsible for the first ‘Wolves Chronicles’ covers and pictures, and so helped to create some of the best loved ( and scariest!) characters in the series. Pat became so familiar […]
Unfortunately for Mortimer, when Great Aunt Olwen comes to stay, it means just one thing… Spring Cleaning… Mortimer has other ideas and makes a determined break for freedom…much chaos ensues, but Great Aunt Olwen has never been defeated yet… “If there had been a prize going for the most miserable bird in Rumbury Town, Mortimer […]
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase is a modern classic which for fifty years has thrilled and delighted readers all over the world, but the book itself has a story almost as astonishing as the adventures of its two desperate orphan heroines – this was a book that nearly didn’t get written! It all began one […]
Joan’s answer to this was that ‘One needs to be always on the lookout - It is a case of selection of suitable ingredients out of the mass that flows past every day – things said by people, overheard conversations, things read in the papers, heard on the news, seen in the street…’ She […]
Thank you all at Aiken Towers (or maybe just you, Lizza?) for a wonderful year of posts. Hope you have a lovely break and see you in the New Year. Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!