First charlie bone book6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() In 1986 her book 'The Snow Spider' won the Smarties Grand Prix and, in 1987, was awarded the Tir na n'Og by the Welsh Arts Council. ![]() She cannot help using magic in her work because myths legends and fairy-tales were her favourite reading as a child, and they have remained at the back of her mind ever since. She begn to write her own stories when she was ten. She was six when she went to boarding school and reading was a wonderful escape, it allowed her to believe that she was somewhere else. For as long as she can remember, Jenny has loved books. She has worked in the theatre, in television and as a governess in Italy. Her husband is a painter and printmaker and they have three children and three grandchildren. Jenny Nimmo was born in Berkshire, but has lived in a converted watermill in Wales for the past thirty four years. ![]()
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