Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Jane Gardam

Born: July 11, 1928 (age 96)
Bio: Jane Mary Gardam is an English writer of children's and adult fiction. She also writes reviews for The Spectator and The Telegraph, and writes for BBC radio. She lives 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)