Diana Wynne Jones was raised in the village of Thaxted, in Essex, England. She has been a compulsive storyteller for as long as she can remember enjoying most ardently those tales dealing with witches, hobgoblins, and the like. Diana Wynne Jones is the author of many highly praised books for young readers, as well as three plays for children and a novel for adults. She died on the 26th March, 2011.
