About Antonia Forest

Antonia Forest - pen name of Patricia Rubinstein
born 26 May 1915 in London, England
died 28 November 2003 in Bournemouth, England

Antonia Forest was a very private person, and few details - even her real name - were known publicly during her lifetime. Those who knew such information respected her wish for privacy and it is only following her death, in November 2003, that many fans will have access to biographical information about one of their favourite authors.

More detail, in Antonia Forest's own words, can be found in the interview with the author by Sue Sims, reproduced in full from Folly, 15 (1995).

This site also links to several obituaries that were published in the British press.