Michelle Magorian was born in 1947 in Portsmouth, Hampshire. She trained for the theatre at The Rose Bruford College of speech and drama in Kent. It was while there that she started writing regulary. Since then Michelle has worked in theatre, television and films and has an established reputation as a comedienne, performing in plays and musicals. Michelle also toured with her one woman mime show in Italy and England. Michelle’s first novel Goodnight Mister Tom was first published in the UK in 1981 it has won numerous awards including the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award. The 1998 BAFTA award-winning TV film of the book starring John Thaw attracted 14 million viewers.  Just Henry is Michelle’s first novel in over 10 years. In this gripping mystery-thriller, the story of a boy struggling to understand his identity, is beautifully woven with a vivid picture of the social prejudices, culture and atmosphere of late 1940s Britain. www.michellemagorian.com

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