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.
Berlie Doherty

Born: November 6, 1943 (age 81)
Bio: Berlie Doherty is an English novelist, poet, playwright and screenwriter. She is best known for children's books, for which she has twice won the Carnegie Medal.
Known for:
- Dear Nobody (1991)
- Street child (1994)
- Granny Was a Buffer Girl (1986)
- Children of Winter (1985)
- The Company of Ghosts (2013)