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.
Edward Rutherfurd

Born: 1948 (age 77)
Bio: Edward Rutherfurd is a pen name for Francis Edward Wintle. He is best known as a writer of epic historical novels which span long periods of history but are set in particular places. His debut novel Sarum set the pattern for his work with a ten-thousand year storyline.
Known for:
- Sarum (1987)
- Russka (1991)
- New York (2009)
- London (1997)
- The Forest (2000)