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.
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)