Clare Morpurgo
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Clare Morpurgo MBE
, née Lane, is the wife of British
author Michael Morpurgo
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She is the oldest daughter of Allen Lane, the founder of Penguin books
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Morpurgo helps her husband run the charity Farms for City Children
, set up in 1974, and is also a trustee of The Allen Lane Foundation, a grant-making charity.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, née Lane, is the wife of British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
author Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Morpurgo, OBE FKC AKC is an English author, poet, playwright and librettist, best known for his work in children's literature. He was the third Children's Laureate.-Early life:...
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She is the oldest daughter of Allen Lane, the founder of Penguin books
Penguin Books
Penguin Books is a publisher founded in 1935 by Sir Allen Lane and V.K. Krishna Menon. Penguin revolutionised publishing in the 1930s through its high quality, inexpensive paperbacks, sold through Woolworths and other high street stores for sixpence. Penguin's success demonstrated that large...
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Morpurgo helps her husband run the charity Farms for City Children
Farms for City Children
Farms for City Children is a UK registered charity which aims to provide experience of farm and countryside life for inner-city children.-Foundation:...
, set up in 1974, and is also a trustee of The Allen Lane Foundation, a grant-making charity.