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Rosemary Sutcliff was an English novelist best known for children's books, especially historical fiction and retellings of myths and legends. Although she was primarily a children's author, the quality and depth of her writing also appeals to adults. In a 1986 interview she said, "I would claim that my books are for children of all ages, from nine to ninety." Some of her novels were specifically written for adults.

For her contribution as a children's writer Sutcliff was a runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1974. Wikipedia  

✵ 14. December 1920 – 23. July 1992

Works

The Eagle of the Ninth
The Eagle of the Ninth
Rosemary Sutcliff
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Famous Rosemary Sutcliff Quotes

“I do not think that you can be changing the end of a song or a story like that, as though it were quite separate from the rest. I think the end of a story is part of it from the beginning.”

Rosemary Sutcliff

“Better to be a laughing-stock than lose the fort for fear of being one.”

Rosemary Sutcliff book The Eagle of the Ninth

Source: The Eagle of the Ninth

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