Anne Fine(I)

Anne is a prolific writer having written well over 40 books since her debut with The Summerhouse Loon which she wrote while expecting her first daughter. Her book Flour Babies was awarded the Carnegie Medal as the Best Childrens Book of the Year, and the 'Best Children's Novel in the Whitbread Awards. Her book Mrs Doubtfire was made into a film of the same title, starring Robin Williams, and which made over £30 million in its first two weeks of screenings in America of which she didn't see anything.. She also wrote the book Goggle Eyes which was filmed for television in 1993. and Bill's New Frock which was filmed for the BBC in 1999. Whilst being best known for her children's books, she did write an adult novel, In Cold Domain in 1993. Divorced and with two daughters she lives in County Durham