6 Quotes & Sayings By Jo Beverley

Jo Beverley is the author of seventeen books, including her award-winning debut novel, The Starship and the Spy, which was described by the reviewer in the Daily Mail as "a beautifully written tale, with a subtle and moving edge." She is also the author of the best-selling series The Malloreons, which has sold over 2 million copies and is published in ten countries, and of The Amber Spyglass trilogy, which won the Mythopoeic Award for Best Children's Literature. Her books have been shortlisted for various awards and she is a popular speaker on writing and illustration. She lives in London with her husband and three children.

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Doesn't love have to be tested by reality and time, or else isn't it only a dream? Jo Beverley
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We are what we are because of what we've been Jo Beverley
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It's nice sometimes to be the river rather than the rock. Jo Beverley
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There's a magical energy and power from the ocean. I was born in a room overlooking the sea, in the middle of a storm. Perhaps, then, it's not surprising that shores touch my soul. Science might disagree, but I think there's a difference in the air on a coast - the positive ions, perhaps. Jo Beverley
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I've always loved history, from my youngest memories. My father enjoyed the great stories of history, like Hereward the Wake, Robin Hood, and Richard the Lionheart, and he shared them with me. I went on to do a degree in history, though I found it rather dry, because it was mostly about politics rather than dashing individuals! Jo Beverley