About Lynne Reid Banks
Lynne Reid Banks is a bestselling author for children and adults. Her classic children’s novel The Indian in the Cupboard has sold nearly six million copies worldwide. She was born in London in 1929 and worked as an actress, writer, and television news reporter. Lynne has written thirty books: her first, The L-Shaped Room, was published in 1960. She now lives in Dorset, where she continues to write.