Robert Westall
Robert Westall was born in 1929 on Tyneside, and he grew up there during the war. He went to the local Grammar School and then studied Fine Art at Durham University, and Sculpture at the Slade School of Fine Art in London. He worked as an art teacher in Cheshire and for the Samaritans.
His first novel for children, The Machine Gunners, published in 1975, was an instant success and was awarded the Carnegie Medal. His books have been translated into ten languages, dramatised for television and he won the Carnegie again in 1982 for The Scarecrows, the Smarties Prize in 1989 for Blitzcat, and the Guardian Award in 1991 for The Kingdom by the Sea. Between 1986 until his death in 1993, he devoted himself to his writing.
Books by Robert Westall
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Break Of Dark
by Robert WestallPublished: 01/03/2011
Chilling and utterly absorbing, this short story collection grabs hold of the imagination and doesn't let go.
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Scarecrows
by Robert WestallPublished: 01/09/2005
A brooding story about jealousy, hatred, murder and love from this multi-award winning author.
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Ghost Abbey
by Robert WestallPublished: 01/04/2004
A brilliantly written ghost story, subtle yet utterly absorbing. Westall's prose is superbly evocative and the story continues to haunt you long after the book is closed.
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The Creature In The Dark
by Robert WestallPublished: 01/12/1997
A powerful story of growing up from the author of The Machine-Gunners.
