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Joan Lingard
AuthorBooks · Second hand1932-2022
Joan Lingard MBE was a Northern Irish writer. She was born in Edinburgh but brought up in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is known for the young adult-aimed Kevin and Sadie series, which sold over one million copies and has been translated into several languages. Across the Barricades, part of the Kevin and Sadie series, is one of the best known novels about the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
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About Joan Lingard
Birth
1932
Death
2022
Joan Lingard MBE was a Northern Irish writer. She was born in Edinburgh but brought up in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She is known for the young adult-aimed Kevin and Sadie series, which sold over one million copies and has been translated into several languages. Across the Barricades, part of the Kevin and Sadie series, is one of the best known novels about the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Joan Lingard was born in the historic city of Edinburgh in 1932.
Her prolific literary career spans a total of 158 published works.
She was particularly noted as a renowned author of children's and young adult literature.
Her major work, The Whispering Mountain, is a benchmark within her bibliography.
Throughout her life, she explored diverse genres ranging from general fiction to historical fiction.
