Quote of the day
It's always been my feeling that God lends you your children until they're about eighteen years old. If you haven't made your points with them by then, it's too late.
Nina Bawden

Born: January 19, 1925
Died: August 22, 2012 (aged 87)
Bio: Nina Bawden JP was an English novelist and children's writer. She was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1987 and the Lost Man Booker Prize in 2010.
Known for:
- Carrie's War (1973)
- The peppermint pig (1975)
- Circles of Deceit (1987)
- The Witch's Daughter (1966)
- The Birds on the Trees (1970)