Natasha Farrant

Natasha Farrant is a British children's author. In 2020, she won the Costa Book Award for Children's Book for Voyage of the Sparrowhawk.

Personal life and education Farrant was born in London, England and is three-quarters French. She earned a degree in Modern Languages from the University of Oxford, a Master of Science in Social Anthropology from the London School of Economics, and a Diploma in Translation from the Institute of Linguists.

Farrant is married with two adult daughters. In 2019, The Guardian included it on their list of the year's best books for children ages five to eight years old.

In 2013, Kirkus Reviews included After Iris on their list of the best middle-grade books of the year.

In 2020, The Sunday Times included Voyage of the Sparrowhawk on their list of the best children's books of the year. Two years later, Booklist included it on their list of the year's "Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth".

In February 2023, Waterstones included The Rescue of Ravenwood on their list of the best books of the month. The Sunday Times included it in an ongoing list of the best children's books of the year.

Publications

Bluebell Gadsby books

After Iris, 2013 Flora in Love, 2014 All About Pumpkin, 2015 Time for Jas, 2016

Other Diving Into Light, 2012 Some Other Eden, 2012 The Things We Did for Love, 2012 Lydia: The Wild Girl of Pride & Prejudice, 2016 The Children of Castle Rock, 2018 Eight Princesses and a Magic Mirror, 2019 Voyage of the Sparrowhawk, 2020 The Girl Who Talked to Trees, 2021 The Rescue of Ravenwood, 2023