Quote of the day
Like stones rolling down hills, fair ideas reach their objectives despite all obstacles and barriers. It may be possible to speed or hinder them, but impossible to stop them.
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)