Diana Wynne Jones

Diana Wynne Jones (born Aug. 16, 1934, London, Eng.—died March 26, 2011, Bristol) was a British fantasy writer of more than 40 books for children, many of which centre on magic or magicians. Jones was the oldest of three sisters and often looked after her siblings—partly because of a complicated relationship with their parents, who were both teachers. Despite struggling with dyslexia, she did well in school as a child and developed a keen interest...