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Anne Fine has now written more than forty books which have been translated into twenty-six languages.Her first was the critically acclaimed The Killjoy. Taking the Devil's Advice and Telling Liddy have both been adapted for the radio. She is also a distinguished writer for young people, and has won the Carnegie Medal twice, the Whitbread Children's Award twice, the Guardian Children's Literature Award and a Smarties Prize. An adaptation of her novel Goggle-Eyes has been shown by the BBC, and Twentieth-Century Fox filmed her novel Madame Doubtfire as Mrs Doubtfire, starring Robin Williams. Her books have been translated into twenty-six languages. Between 2001 and 2003 she was the second Children's Laureate. Anne Fine has two grown-up daughters and lives in County Durham.
'A streamlined, ruthless stripped-down psychological family romance, with enough plot twists and character revelations to fuel a book three times as long.' Time Out 'Splendid... clever, cruel and funny... This is a heartwarming book' * Evening Standard * 'A remarkably assured performance . . . Powerful and well written.' The New York Times 'A deep, thoughtful novel' * The Times *
