Lynne Reid Banks Lynne Reid Banks Lynne Reid Banks (born 31 July 1929) is a British author of books for children and adults. She has written forty-five books, including the best-selling children's novel "The Indian in the Cupboard", which has sold over 10 million copies and has been successfully adapted to film. Her first novel, "The L-Shaped Room", published in 1960, was an instant and lasting best seller. It was later made into a movie of the same name and led to two sequels, "The Backward Shadow" and "Two is Lonely". Banks also wrote a biography of the Brontë family, entitled "Dark Quartet",
Lynne Reid Banks (1926-2016), a sculptor, with whom she had three sons. She lives in Shepperton, Surrey, UK. Although the family returned to England in 1971, the influence of her time in Israel can be seen in some of her books (including "One More River" and its sequel, "Broken Bridge" - and other books such as "An End to Running" and "Children at the Gate") which are set partially or mainly on kibbutzim. In October 2013, Lynne won the J. M. Barrie award for outstanding contribution to children's arts. Lynne Reid Banks Lynne Reid Banks (born 31 July 1929) is a British author