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.
Charles Palliser

Born: December 11, 1947 (age 77)
Bio: Charles Palliser is a best-selling novelist, American-born but British-based. His most well-known novel, "The Quincunx", has sold over a million copies internationally. He is the elder brother of the late author and freelance journalist Marcus Palliser.
Known for:
- The Quincunx (1989)
- Rustication: A Novel (2004)
- The unburied (1999)
- Betrayals (1994)
- The sensationist (1991)