I can see where they're coming from, starting with the outdated term Indian, as opposed to Native American (or Iroquois, in this case). Although the family returned to England in 1971 and Banks now lives in Dorset with her husband, the influence of her time in Israel can be seen in some of her books which are set partially or mainly on kibbutzim.Īpparently many people feel that this book is full of racist stereotypes. In 1965 she married Chaim Stephenson, with whom she had three sons. In 1962 Banks emigrated to Israel, where she taught for eight years on an Israeli kibbutz Yasur. Her first novel, The L-Shaped Room, was published in 1960. Prior to becoming a writer Banks was an actress, and also worked as a television journalist in Britain, one of the first women to do so. She attended St Teresa's School in Surrey. She was evacuated to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada during World War II but returned after the war was over. She has written forty books, including the best-selling children's novel The Indian in the Cupboard, which has sold over 10 million copies and been made into a film.īanks was born in London, the only child of James and Muriel Reid Banks.
Lynne Reid Banks is a British author of books for children and adults.
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