Official Gillian Cross Biography Pt 1

Here are the basic names and dates and places. If you want something more chatty, try the next page. And if you want a list of my books, look under book details.

Born:	1945, in London
Father:	James Eric Arnold d.1988
Mother:	Joan Emma Arnold
Educated:	North London Collegiate School for Girls Somerville College, Oxford University of Sussex
Qualifications:	MA (Oxford) Class 1 D. Phil (Sussex)
Married:	1967 to Martin Cross
Children:	Jonathan (born 1967) Elizabeth (born 1970) Anthony (born 1984) Katherine (born 1985)
Prizes:	WOLF - Library Association's Carnegie Medal 1990 THE GREAT ELEPHANT CHASE - Whitbread Children's Novel Award 1992 THE GREAT ELEPHANT CHASE - Smarties Prize Overall Winner 1992
Hobbies:	Orienteering and playing the piano. (But I'm not very good at either of them.) I also read a lot.
	Page 2 (the interesting bit)