Quote of the day
From too much love of living,
From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives for ever,
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea.
Jane Gardam

Born: July 11, 1928
Died: April 28, 2025 (aged 96)
Bio: Jane Mary Gardam was an English writer of children's and adult fiction. She also wrote reviews for The Spectator and The Telegraph, and writes for BBC radio. She lived in Kent, Wimbledon, and Yorkshire.
Known for:
- Old filth (2004)
- The Man in the Wooden Hat (2009)
- Last Friends (2013)
- The Hollow Land (1981)
- Crusoe's Daughter (1985)







