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.
Mary Wesley

Born: June 24, 1912
Died: December 30, 2002 (aged 90)
Bio: Mary Wesley was an English novelist. During her career, she was one of Britain's most successful novelists, selling three million copies of her books, including 10 bestsellers in the last 20 years of her life.
Known for:
- The Camomile Lawn (1984)
- Jumping the Queue (1983)
- A Sensible Life (1990)
- Harnessing Peacocks (1985)
- Part of the Furniture (1997)