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Eva Ibbotson
Austro-British children's writer (–)
Eva Maria Charlotte Michelle Ibbotson (née Wiesner; 21 January – 20 October )[1] was an Austrian-born British novelist, known for her children's literature.
Some of her novels for adults have been reissued for the young adult market. The historical novel Journey to the River Sea (Macmillan, ) won her the Smarties Prize in category 9–11 years, garnered an unusual commendation as runner-up for the Guardian Prize,[2] and made the Carnegie, Whitbread, and Blue Peter shortlists.
She was a finalist for the Guardian Prize at the time of her death.[3] Her last book, The Abominables, was among four finalists for the same award in [4][5]
Personal life
Wiesner was born in Vienna in to non-practising Jewish parents.[6] Her father, Bertold Paul Wiesner, was a physician who pioneered human infertility treatment.
He is now believed to have used his own sperm to sire perhaps