John Robin Jenkins was born in Lanarkshire, Scotland on 11 September 1912. He died on 24 February 2005. He is best known for the novel The Cone-Gatherers, but was author of many other novels: * So Gaily Sings the Lark (1951) * Happy for the Child (1953) * The Thistle and the Grail (1954) * The Cone-Gatherers (1955) * Guests of War (1956) * The Missionaries (1957) * The Changeling (1958) * Love is a Fervent Fire (1959) * Dust on the Paw (1961) * The Tiger of Gold (1962) * A Love of Innocence (1963) * The Sardana Dancers (1964) * A Very Scotch Affair (1968) * Holy Tree (1969) * The Expatriates (1971) * Exploitation (1971) * Toast to the Lord (1972) * Far Cry from Bowmore (1973) * Figure of Fun (1974) * A Would-Be S