et ▁Books , ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 5 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁British ▁novel ists ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sus sex ▁Category : B rit ish ▁male ▁novel ists ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁British ▁male ▁writers ▁Category : Mar ill ion <0x0A> </s> ▁Fen wick ▁Island ▁is ▁a ▁coast al ▁town ▁in ▁Sus sex ▁County , ▁Del aware , ▁USA . ▁According ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census ▁figures , ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁ 3 7 9 , ▁a ▁ 1 0 . 8 % ▁increase ▁over ▁the ▁last ▁de cade . ▁It ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Sal is bury , ▁Maryland - Del aware ▁Metropolitan ▁Statist ical ▁Area . ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁Fen wick ▁Island , ▁a ▁bar rier ▁sp it . ▁ ▁Fen wick ▁Island ▁and ▁its ▁neighb ors ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁Beth any ▁Beach ▁and ▁South ▁Beth any ▁are ▁popular ly ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁Qu iet ▁Res ort s ". ▁This ▁is ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁wild ▁atmosphere ▁of ▁De we y ▁Beach ▁and ▁the ▁cosm opol itan ▁b ust le ▁of ▁Re h ob oth ▁Beach . ▁Fen wick ▁Island , ▁however , ▁is ▁somewhat ▁less ▁" qu iet " ▁than ▁" the ▁Beth an ies " ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁immediately ▁across ▁the ▁state ▁line ▁from ▁Ocean ▁City , ▁Maryland