Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Rosemary Sutcliff (1920-1992) was a British novelist, best known as a writer of children's historical fiction. Born in Surrey, Sutcliff left school at fourteen to take up painting. She began to suffer from arthritis, which caused her to be confined to a wheelchair for most of her adult life. Her career as a writer began in 1950. In 1959, she won the Carnegie Medal for The Lantern Bearers. She became one of the UK's top children's writers, a status she did not relinquish until her death, but she also wrote for adults. Books The Silver Branch The Eagle of the Ninth Outcast Warrior Scarlet Knight's Fee The Queen Elizabeth Story Simon The Mark of the Horse Lord Blood and Sand (for adults) This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.