Lynne Reid Banks
Lynne Reid Banks
Lynne Reid Banksis a British author of books for children and adults...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth31 July 1929
aftermath arrival boring cold decade exciting following general government immediate labour remember second time turmoil war written
The '50s in general are written off as a boring decade following the turmoil of the Second World War and its immediate aftermath - the postwar Labour government, the cold war, the arrival of the New Look in fashion, etc. But I remember it as a very exciting time - a pioneering, rule-breaking time, especially for the young.
female left life news remember reporters
I remember the mid-'50s well. It was when my life changed, and I left acting to become one of the first female television news reporters in the U.K.
bbc good period
The BBC is very good at period drama - world-famous for getting the details right.
children demanding guts hard lay less line mean pull quite talent work
I find writing for children much easier. I don't mean it's less demanding - you've got to have a talent for it and you've got to work very hard - but you don't have to pull your guts out and lay them on the line in quite the same way as when you're writing for adults.
fashion men thinking
Most men, if you just tell them what to do in a businesslike fashion, will follow directions without thinking about it. One proceeds on the assumption that they'll do as they're told, and they do.
moving adventure mean
Pirates of the Caribbean, move over! Make room for a crew of mouse-privateers who will capture your hearts and stop your breath with their thrilling sea-going adventures! A wonderful story, full of bold mice, good and wicked, who will show you what courage really means.
life-changing acting television-news
I remember the mid-50s well. It was when my life changed, and I left acting to become one of the first female television news reporters in the U.K.