When Billingsley returned to the United States, she took a job as the children's book-buyer at 57th Street Books, a major independent bookseller on the South Side of Chicago. “Books like A Wrinkle in Time, Harriet the Spy, and The Narnia Chronicles seemed like the perfect antidote to hideously wearisome legal documents,” remembers Billingsley, who began writing children's books while living in Spain. She graduated from Boston University law-school in 1979, and worked for 5 years as a lawyer - a profession which she “despised.” In 1983, Billingsley visited her sister in Barcelona, Spain where she was “entranced by a lifestyle in which people did not make a lot of money yet lived richly and artfully.” Realizing that she needed to change her life, Billingsley quit her job and moved to Spain with all of her favorite children's books. Today, her name is on the lips of booksellers and reviewers throughout the country.įranny Billingsley was not always a writer. The notebook you'll receive has a professional, glossy, magazine quality image on the front cover.While Billingsley's first novel, Well Wished (1997), was warmly received by critics, a year ago she was a virtual unknown within a publishing climate that regarded fantasy as a specialty genre. NOTE: The cover photograph for this listing was taken with a matte cover as glossy covers do not photograph well. premium twin wire spiral binding (your choice of gold or pewter) 90 gsm heavy-weight paper (your choice of white or ivory) 250 college ruled pages with rounded corners 36 famous witch-related quotes from books, plays, television, and movies that range in date from the 1600's through to modern times

famous cover quote from the wonderful Franny Billingsley novel 'Chime' 10 mil (thickest available) glossy laminated cover sheets that add an extra level of protection for your notebook Marrutt professional Pro Photo Gloss vibrant cover art Gift this to yourself or someone special. The cover illustration provides a seasonal and light-hearted take on this popular quote from the book. 'Chime' is a 2011 young adult fantasy novel of a wicked girl named Briony who is a witch and does wicked things.

Tap into your inner witch with this LITERARY LABRADOR 'Franny Billingsley Chime' notebook.

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