Quote of the day
Hunting, fishing, drawing, and music occupied my every moment; cares I knew not, and cared naught about them. I purchased excellent and beautiful horses, visited all such neighbors as I found congenial spirits, and was as happy as happy could be.
Siobhan Dowd

Born: February 4, 1960
Died: August 21, 2007 (aged 47)
Bio: Siobhan Dowd was a British writer and activist. The last book she completed, Bog Child posthumously won the 2009 Carnegie Medal from the professional librarians, recognising the year's best book for children or young adults published in the UK
Known for:
- The London Eye Mystery (2007)
- Bog Child
- A Swift Pure Cry (2006)
- Solace of the Road
- The Ransom of Dond






