Clare Morpurgo

Clare Morpurgo MBE, née Lane, is the wife of British author Michael Morpurgo. She is the eldest daughter of Allen Lane, the founder of Penguin Books.[1]

Morpurgo founded the charity Farms for City Children,[2] set up in 1974, and her husband Michael Morpurgo is also deeply involved with the charity; she is also a trustee of The Allen Lane Foundation, a grant-making charity.[3]

She is the co-author with Michael Morpurgo of Wherever My Wellies Take Me (2012).[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Radio 4 Programmes - Penguin, Puffin and the Paperback Revolution". BBC. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2012.
  2. ↑ Farms For City Children, Registered Charity no. 325120 at the Charity Commission
  3. ↑ The Allen Lane Foundation, Registered Charity no. 248031 at the Charity Commission
  4. ↑ London: Templar Publishing. ISBN 9781848775442

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