Isobel has lived in Dubai since 1968. A lifetime of passion and involvement with books led to her founding the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature in 2008. Isobel was awarded the Cultural Personality of the Year by Dr. HH Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, the Ruler of Sharjah in 2010 and an OBE by HM Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain in 2012, receiving official recognition of her tireless campaign to improve literacy and a love of books, particularly for children.
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