English novelist. She used dialogue to show reactions of small groups of characters dominated by the tyranny of family relationships. Her novels, set at the turn of the century, include Pastors and Masters (1925), More Women than Men (1933), and Mother and Son (1955).
Her plots deal exclusively with middle- and upper-class characters and often involve mystery and violence. DBE 1967.
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