Quote of the day
There exists, between people in love, a kind of capital held by each. This is not just a stock of affects or pleasure, but also the possibility of playing double or quits with the share you hold in the other's heart.
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)







