Once upon a time, in a village nestled in a mountain valley, lived a girl named Dakin. Dakin wants three things more than anything else: to visit the farthest-away mountain, to meet a gargoyle, and to marry a prince. Everyone in her village thinks she's crazy, especially since no one has ever been to the farthest-away mountain. But one day, when she is nearly 15, she hears the mountain calling her. Dakin sets off on a tantalizing journey that will change her life, and the lives of others, forever.
Book Details
Format
Hardcover
ISBN-10
0385415346
ISBN-13
9780385415347
Publication Date
Feb 1991
Item Weight
0.70 pounds
Length
8.50 inch
Width
5.51 inch
Height
0.55 inch
First Sentence
ONE MORNING, VERY EARLY, Dakin woke up sharply to find herself sitting up in bed.
Lynne Reid Banks was born in London, the only child of James and Muriel Reid Banks. During World War II she was evacuated to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, but she returned as soon as the war was over. She was educated at St Teresa's School in Surrey. She became an actress, and also worked as a television journalist. In 1960 she publisher her first book, The L-Shaped Room, which was a best-seller.
In 1962 she moved to Israel to join an Israeli kibbutz Yasur as a teacher. In 1965 she married Chaim Stephenson. They had three sons together. They returned to England in 1971.
She has written over 40 books, including the best-selling children's book The Indian in the Cupboard, which has sold over 10 million copies.
