Hilary McKay

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born

Boston, Lincolnshire, The United Kingdom

gender

female

website

http://www.hilarymckay.co.uk

genre

Children's Books

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Hilary McKay was born in Boston, Lincolnshire and is the eldest of four girls. From a very early age she read voraciously and grew up in a household of readers. Hilary says of herself as a child "I anaesthetised myself against the big bad world with large doses of literature. The local library was as familiar to me as my own home."

After reading Botany and Zoology at St. Andrew's University Hilary then went on to work as a biochemist in an Analysis Department. Hilary enjoyed the work but at the same time had a burning desire to write. After the birth of her two children, Hilary wanted to devote more time to bringing up her children and writing so decided to leave her job.

One of the best things about being a writer, says Hilary, is receiving...more

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Books by Hilary McKay

Average rating: 3.99 · 5,627 ratings · 817 reviews · 63 distinct works

	Saffy's Angel (Casson Family, #1) by Hilary McKay, Ann Sullivan (Designed by) 3.93 avg rating — 1,591 ratings — published 2001 — 25 editions	My rating:
	Indigo's Star (Casson Family, #2) 4.08 avg rating — 1,007 ratings — published 2003 — 14 editions	My rating:
	Permanent Rose (Casson Family, #3) 4.09 avg rating — 796 ratings — published 2005 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Caddy Ever After (Casson Family, #4) 3.98 avg rating — 612 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Forever Rose (Casson Family, #5) 4.19 avg rating — 502 ratings — published 2007 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Exiles (The Exiles, #1) 3.95 avg rating — 232 ratings — 13 editions	My rating:
	Wishing for Tomorrow: The Sequel to A Little Princess 3.64 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 2010 — 12 editions	My rating:
	The Exiles in Love by Hilary McKay, Bill Farnsworth (Illustrator) 3.98 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 1999 — 11 editions	My rating:
	The Exiles at Home 4.13 avg rating — 140 ratings — 12 editions	My rating:
	Dog Friday 3.85 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 1995 — 14 editions	My rating:

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Series by Hilary McKay

Casson Family (6 books)
by Hilary McKay

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Quotes by Hilary McKay

“Don't call me darling. I'm a driving instructor!”
― Hilary McKay, Saffy's Angel

tags: humor

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“How can I give you nothing? Do you seriously expect me to buy nothing, wrap up nothing, stick a gift tag on nothing, send a card saying I really hope you like your nothing and lie awake worrying that the nothing I got you was the right color nothing you always anted? Have a heart!”
― Hilary McKay, Caddy Ever After

tags: humor

19 people liked it

“He will grow up into one of those people who lean back to smile and jump so easily it looks like slow motion and steer cars with their knees and snitch roses from gardens to give to girls and write with their left hand and own two pairs of jeans and one jacket and fall in love from such a height and so hard and so completely that they never quite recover from the drop.

But at least he will have me to look out for him.”
― Hilary McKay, Forever Rose

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