About the Author

Lauren Child is the bestselling author and illustrator of the picture books about Charlie and Lola (who also star in their own TV series) as well as the series of award-winning books about the irrepressible Clarice Bean, where the character of Ruby Redfort was first introduced. Since then she has been inundated with letters from fans asking for Ruby Redfort novels, so to all those fans--here it is! Lauren Child lives in London. Rachael Stirling is an English stage, film, and television actress. She is a two-time Olivier nominee for her stage work which includes roles as Desdemona opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor in Othello, Katherina in The Taming of the Shrew, and Medea in Medea. In film, her work has included roles in Snow White and the Huntsmen and in the Golden Globe-nominated movie Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. Her television credits include roles as Nancy Astley in the BBC drama Tipping the Velvet, one of the main characters in the ITV series The Bletchley Circle, and Ursula Brangwen in the BBC's adaptation of D. H. Lawrence's Women in Love. She currently lives in West London.