Books like Fair girls and grey horses by Josephine Pullein-Thompson
In this forthright, unsentimental autobiography, Josephine Pullein-Thompson recounts how she and her two sisters carved a dominant niche in the 1940s and 1950s "pony books for girls" market. Their stories illuminate a unique childhood in interwar rural England, where afternoons in the saddle and evenings at the typewriter ran parallel. From early titles such as "Showjumping Secret" and "A Pony for Sale" to a prolific career, the book offers insight into country life, English authorship, and the personal histories that shaped the sisters’ contributions to children's literature.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Josephine Pullein-Thompson
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