Quote of the day
I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
Lucy M. Boston
Born: 1892
Died: 1990 (aged 98)
Bio: Lucy M. Boston, born Lucy Maria Wood, was an English novelist who wrote for children and adults, publishing her work entirely after the age of 60.
Known for:
- The Children of Green Knowe (1954)
- A Stranger at Green Knowe (1961)
- The Chimneys of Green Knowe (1958)
- The River at Green Knowe (1959)
- The Stones of Green Knowe (1976)