K M Grant
Encyclopedia
Katie M Grant is a children's writer, based in Scotland, who is best known for her DeGranville Trilogy, published by Walker Books
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, she is the third daughter of Sir Simon Towneley
and Lady Mary Fitzherbert. She grew-up at Dyneley Hall in Cliviger
near Burnley
. She married William Marr Couper Grant the son of Douglas Marr Kelso Grant in 1985. They have three children together and live in Glasgow
.
Walker Books
Walker Books is an independent British publisher of children's books, founded in 1978 by Sebastian Walker.The success of their Where's Wally? series enabled them to expand into the American market, starting a sister company called Candlewick Press in 1991.Amelia Edwards, co-founder of Walker Books,...
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Early and Personal Life
Born Katharine Mary TowneleyTowneley (family)
The Towneley or Townley family are an English recusant family whose ancestry can be traced back to Norman England. They take their name from Towneley Hall in Burnley, Lancashire, which was the family seat until its sale in 1901.-The Towneleys of Towneley Hall:...
, she is the third daughter of Sir Simon Towneley
Simon Towneley
Sir Simon Peter Edmund Cosmo William Towneley, KCVO, KCSG was born with the surname Koch de Gooreynd, the elder son of a British father of Belgian stock, Alexander L.W...
and Lady Mary Fitzherbert. She grew-up at Dyneley Hall in Cliviger
Cliviger
Cliviger is a civil parish within the Borough of Burnley, in Lancashire, England. It is situated to the southeast of Burnley, and northwest of Todmorden and has a population of 2,350...
near Burnley
Burnley
Burnley is a market town in the Burnley borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun....
. She married William Marr Couper Grant the son of Douglas Marr Kelso Grant in 1985. They have three children together and live in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
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Published books
- How The Hangman Lost His HeartHow The Hangman Lost His HeartHow The Hangman Lost His Heart is a fictitious tale which is set in mid-18th century after the Second Jacobite Rebellion and is written by K M Grant, published in 2007.- Plot :...
- The DeGranville Trinity:
- Blood Red Horse
- Green Jasper
- Blaze of SilverBlaze of SilverBlaze of Silver is the last book in the De Granville Trilogy, written by K M Grant....
- Perfect Fire Trilogy:
- Blue Flame
- White Heat
- Paradise Red
- Other Published books:
- Belle's Song