Quote of the day
My husband is exceedingly busy. For some time the talk of his going had been slack, but just now again there seems to be a move to get him sent to the front!
Alec Waugh

Born: July 8, 1898
Died: September 3, 1981 (aged 83)
Bio: Alexander Raban "Alec" Waugh was a British novelist, the elder brother of the better-known Evelyn Waugh and son of Arthur Waugh, author, literary critic, and publisher.
Known for:
- The Loom of Youth (1917)
- Hot Countries (1930)
- Island in the Sun (1955)
- The fatal gift (1973)
- A Spy in the Family (1970)