Julia Golding is the author of
“The
Diamond of Drury Lane”, “The Secret
of the Sirens: The Companions Quartet Book One”, “The
Gorgon's Gaze: The Companions Quartet: Bk. 2”, “Mines of
the Minotaur: The Companions Quartet: Bk. 3”, “Den of
Thieves (Cat Royal)”, “Cat
Among the Pigeons (Cat Royal)”, “The Ship
Between the Worlds”, “Ringmaster”,
and “The Chimera's Curse:
The Companions Quartet: Bk. 4”. Julia Golding was born in 1969.
As she grew up, she became enchanted by the mysterious trees of the nearby
Epping Forest, which stimulated her imagination. Julia Golding read English at
Cambridge. After graduating, she joined the Foreign Office, who sent her to
Poland. Her career had its highs and lows – at one time, she was sent to
inspect the bottom of a Silesian coal mine. After leaving the Foreign Office,
Julia Golding worked as an academic at Oxford University, where she was awarded
a doctorate in the literature of the English Romantic Period. Julia Golding
then joined Oxfam as a lobbyist on conflict issues. Julia Golding won the 2006
Ottakars Children’s Book Prize for “The Diamond of Drury Lane”. She lives in
Oxford with her family.
Visit Julia Golding’s homepage
Children’s
authors Julia Golding and Matt Skelton in discussion – from “The Guardian”
Meet the author –
watch Julia Golding talking about “The Diamond of Drury Lane” in this video,
and there’s another one where she’s talking about “The Secret of the
Sirens”
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