Jamila Gavin MBE FRSL (born 9 August 1941) is a British writer who is known mainly for children's books, including several with Indian contexts.
Gavin was born on 9 August 1941 in Mussoorie in the United Provinces of India, in the present-day state of Uttarakhand in the Western Himalayas.
It is set in the 18th century, being based on the Foundling Hospital established in London by sea Captain Thomas Coram.
[2] Jamila Gavin has also written The Robber Baron's Daughter, Forbidden Memories, I Want to be An Angel, Kamla and Kate, Someone's Watching, Someone's Waiting, The Hideaway and The Wormholers.
[12] In the 2024 King's Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to children's literature.