Writing On The Wall

by Lynne Reid Banks

A novel about the contemporary dilemmas facing an intelligent but innocent young girl. The author also wrote " A Mystery" and "One More River". A novel about the contemporary dilemmas facing an intelligent but innocent young girl. The author also wrote " A Mystery" and "One More River".

Genres: Young Adult

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 5, 1982

About the author

Lynne Reid Banks is a British author of books for children and adults. She has written forty books, including the best-selling children's novel The Indian in the Cupboard, which has sold over 10 million copies and been made into a film.
Banks was born in London, the only child of James and Muriel Reid Banks. She was evacuated to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada during World War II but returned after the war was over. She attended St Teresa's School in Surrey. Prior to becoming a writer Banks was an actress, and also worked as a television journalist in Britain, one of the first women to do so. Her first novel, The L-Shaped Room, was published in 1960.
In 1962 Banks emigrated to Israel, where she taught for eight years on an Israeli kibbutz Yasur. In 1965 she married Chaim Stephenson, with whom she had three sons. Although the family returned to England in 1971 and Banks now lives in Dorset, the influence of her time in Israel can be seen in some of her books which are set partially or mainly on kibbutzim.

Reviews

[Sarah Yarnmugs · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have mixed feelings about this book. Firstly it was my sisters from her childhood, but as I was reading it I had an uncomfortable feeling throughout. It’s of it’s time, which I remember well, being a teenager in the 80’s. Some people’s views were offensive and racist. I did enjoy it but the thought of my daughter having those experiences worried me. I suppose that’s life, being independent and sometimes taking risks.