Quote of the day
In England, the profession of the law is that which seems to hold out the strongest attraction to talent, from the circumstance, that in it ability, coupled with exertion, even though unaided by patronage, cannot fail of obtaining reward.
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)