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.
Gloria Emerson

Born: May 19, 1929
Died: August 3, 2004 (aged 75)
Bio: Gloria Emerson was an American author, journalist and New York Times war correspondent. She won the 1978 National Book Award in Contemporary Thought for her book about the Vietnam War, Winners and Losers.
Known for:
- Winners & Losers (1976)
- Loving Graham Greene (2000)
- At the hems of the lowest clouds (2003)
- Some American Men (1985)