Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Belva Plain

Born: October 9, 1915
Died: October 12, 2010 (aged 95)
Bio: Belva Plain, née Offenberg, was a best-selling American author of mainstream fiction. She was born in New York City.
Known for:
- Evergreen (1978)
- The golden cup (1986)
- Random Winds (1980)
- Legacy of silence (1998)
- Her father's house (2002)