Quote of the day
My husband is exceedingly busy. For some time the talk of his going had been slack, but just now again there seems to be a move to get him sent to the front!
Patrick McCabe

Born: March 27, 1955 (age 70)
Bio: Patrick McCabe is an Irish writer. Known for his mostly dark and violent novels set in contemporary often small-town Ireland, McCabe has been twice shortlisted for the Booker Prize, for The Butcher Boy and Breakfast on Pluto, both of which have been made into films.
Known for:
- The Butcher Boy (1992)
- Breakfast on Pluto (1998)
- The Dead School (1995)
- Winterwood (2006)
- Emerald Germs of Ireland (2001)