how old was irene hunt when she wrote her first book
After she retired in 1969, Hunt devoted her time to writing. It was at age fifty-seven that she published her first novel. When Across Five Aprils was published in 1965, it received much acclaim. Chosen a Newbery Honor Book, the novel was also Hunt's personal favorite among the ones she wrote. A critic maintains: Brilliant characterization, a telling sense of story, an uncanny ability to balance fact and fiction, and compassionate, graceful writing mark Hunt's small but distinguished body ...