Which famous author lived at “Barnhill” on the island of Jura?
Barnhill, Jura Barnhill, Jura Barnhill is a farmhouse situated at in the north of the island of Jura in the Scottish Hebrides. It stands on the site of a larger 15th-century settlement called Cnoc an t-Sabhail; the English name Barnhill having been in use since the early twentieth century. The house was the home of the English essayist and novelist George Orwell, who lived there intermittently from 1946 until his death in 1950, and who completed his novel "Nineteen Eighty-Four" while living there. Barnhill is a site of interest for many who are familiar with the life and writing of George Orwell.
Kelly Barnhill (author) Kelly Barnhill (author) Kelly Barnhill is an American author of children's literature, fantasy, and science fiction. Her novel "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" was awarded the 2017 Newbery Medal. Barnhill has received writing fellowships from the Jerome Foundation and the Minnesota State Arts Board and was a 2015 McKnight Writing Fellow in Children’s Literature. She is the winner of the Parents Choice Gold Award, the Texas Library Association Bluebonnet award, and a Charlotte Huck Honor. She also was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award, the Andre Norton Award and the PEN/USA literary prize. In 2016, her novella "The