![]() ![]() Ibbotson said that, while she was very happy to receive the award, unfortunately she is not sure if anyone heard her thank-you speech as she mistakenly held the microphone upside down during it! We had no such problems with communication here…so without further ado, here's our interview:ī: When did you start writing?Įva Ibbotson: I wrote stories and poems when I was a little girl - in German to begin with because we lived in Austria then, and in English when we emigrated to Great Britain. ![]() ![]() During the interview (which was conducted at a comfortable and stately pace), she had to take a few days off to go London where her Journey to the River Sea was awarded the Smarties Prize - a big annual prize sponsored by a candy company in the U.K. Since she lives in England, we interviewed Ms. * Her other novels include The Secret of Platform 13, and a number of books written for adults: A Song for Summer, Madensky Square, A Countess Below Stairs, and A Company of Swans. A number of her books have been selected for the Book Sense 76, including Which Witch, Island of the Aunts, and her latest novel, Journey to the River Sea. ![]() Eva Ibbotson has long been a favorite of both children and adult readers, as well as independent booksellers. ![]()
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