Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Rumer Godden

Born: December 10, 1907
Died: November 8, 1998 (aged 90)
Bio: Margaret Rumer Godden was an English author of more than 60 fiction and nonfiction books written under the name of Rumer Godden. Nine of her works have been made into films, most notably Black Narcissus in 1947.
Known for:
- In This House of Brede (1969)
- The Story of Holly and Ivy (1958)
- The Diddakoi (1972)
- Miss Happiness and Miss Flower (1961)
- An Episode of Sparrows (1955)
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