Georgia Byng
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Lady Georgia Mary Caroline Byng, (b. 6 September 1965), is a British
author
of children's books and a former actress. Her first writing was for a comic strip, and her first published book was The Sock Monsters. Byng's best known work is Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism
and its sequels, about a girl who finds a book about hypnotism and learns how to hypnotize people. Georgia's first published item was a comic strip for kids from the age of five to seven.
Georgia Mary Caroline Byng is the elder daughter and second child of the 8th Earl of Strafford
and his first wife Jennifer May (now married to businessman Sir Christopher Bland
, a former BBC and British Telecom chairman). She was previously married in 1990 (divorced 1995) to Daniel Chadwick, by whom she had a daughter, Tiger Rose, born 1991. She now lives with her second husband, artist Marc Quinn
, and her three children, daughter Tiger and sons Sky and Lucas.
Byng is the elder sister of publisher Jamie Byng
of Canongate Books
.
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of children's books and a former actress. Her first writing was for a comic strip, and her first published book was The Sock Monsters. Byng's best known work is Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism
Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism
Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism is the first book in the Molly Moon series written by Georgia Byng.-Plot:Molly Moon, an orphan that is living at Hardwick House Orphanage in Briersville, England, is living a "boring and plain" life with her best friend Rocky Scarlet . She is usually...
and its sequels, about a girl who finds a book about hypnotism and learns how to hypnotize people. Georgia's first published item was a comic strip for kids from the age of five to seven.
Georgia Mary Caroline Byng is the elder daughter and second child of the 8th Earl of Strafford
Earl of Strafford
Earl of Strafford is a title that has been created three times in English and British history.The first creation was in the Peerage of England in 1640 for Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth, the close advisor of King Charles I...
and his first wife Jennifer May (now married to businessman Sir Christopher Bland
Christopher Bland
Sir Christopher Buchan Bland is a British businessman and politician. He was Chairman of the Board of Governors of the BBC from 1996 to 2001, when he took up a position as Chairman of British Telecommunications plc...
, a former BBC and British Telecom chairman). She was previously married in 1990 (divorced 1995) to Daniel Chadwick, by whom she had a daughter, Tiger Rose, born 1991. She now lives with her second husband, artist Marc Quinn
Marc Quinn
Marc Quinn is a British artist and part of the group known as Britartists or YBAs . He is known for Alison Lapper Pregnant , Self , and Garden .He is one of the Young British...
, and her three children, daughter Tiger and sons Sky and Lucas.
Byng is the elder sister of publisher Jamie Byng
Jamie Byng
James Edmund "Jamie" Byng works for the independent publishing firm Canongate Books.-Family and education:Byng is the second son of the 8th Earl of Stafford and Jennifer May, brother to the author Georgia Byng and grew up in Abbots Worthy, Hampshire. He was educated at Winchester College and...
of Canongate Books
Canongate Books
Canongate Books is a Scottish independent publishing firm based in Edinburgh; it is named for The Canongate, an area of the city. It is most recognised for publishing the Booker Prizewinner Life of Pi...
.
Molly Moon
- Molly Moon's Incredible Book of HypnotismMolly Moon's Incredible Book of HypnotismMolly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism is the first book in the Molly Moon series written by Georgia Byng.-Plot:Molly Moon, an orphan that is living at Hardwick House Orphanage in Briersville, England, is living a "boring and plain" life with her best friend Rocky Scarlet . She is usually...
(2002), ISBN 0-330-39985-3 - Molly Moon Stops the WorldMolly Moon Stops the WorldMolly Moon Stops The World is the second book in the best-selling series by Georgia Byng. The first book is Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism and the third book is Molly Moon's Hypnotic Time-Travel Adventure.-Plot:...
(2003), ISBN 0-330-41577-8
Molly Moon's Hypnotic Holiday (2004), ISBN 0-330-43747-X - Molly Moon's Hypnotic Time-Travel AdventureMolly Moon's Hypnotic Time-Travel AdventureMolly Moon's Hypnotic Time-Travel Adventure is the third book in the best-selling series by Georgia Byng. It is part of a series, the first book being Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism-Plot:...
(2005), ISBN 0-330-43461-6 - Molly Moon, Micky Minus and the Mind MachineMolly Moon, Micky Minus and the Mind MachineMolly Moon, Micky Minus and the Mind Machine is the fourth novel in the Molly Moon series, written by the British author Georgia Byng. It was released October 5, 2007.-Plot:...
(October 2007), ISBN 1-405-04888-0. - Molly Moon and the Morphing Mystery (May 2010)
Others
- The Sock Monsters (1995), ISBN 1-85881-232-1
- Jack's Tree (2000), ISBN 0-7136-5400-7
External links
- Official site
- Molly Moon site
- The Peerage: Lady Georgia Byng. Retrieved 20 August 2007
- Daily Telegraph article on Georgia Byng 28 January 2002. Retrieved 20 August 2007.