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!
William Mayne

Born: March 16, 1928
Died: March 24, 2010 (aged 82)
Bio: William James Carter Mayne was an English writer of children's fiction. The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature calls him one of the outstanding children's authors of the 20th century.
Known for:
- A swarm in May (1955)
- A Grass Rope (1957)
- A game of dark (1971)
- The book of Hob stories (1991)
- Cradlefasts (1995)