Tanith Lee was born on September 19, 1947 in North London, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Blake's 7 (1978) and The Hunger (1997). She was married to John Kaiine. She died on May 24, 2015 in St. Leonards-on-Sea, East-Sussex, England, UK.
I didn't learn to read until I was almost eight - partly bad schooling, and partly I suspect slight dyslectic problems. My father, driven mad by this, taught me to read. At nine I began writing.