Margaret Kennedy was born in London in 1896 and read history at Somerville College, Oxford, where she first began writing. In 1924, Kennedy's second novel, The Constant Nymph, became a worldwide bestseller. She then adapted it into a hit West End play ; three film versions followed. Kennedy wrote fifteen more acclaimed novels including The Feast (1950) and Troy Chimneys (1953), winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, as well as literary criticism and a biography of Jane Austen.
She died in 1967. Cathy Rentzenbrink is a writer and journalist who lives in Cornwall. Her books include The Last Act of Love, Dear Reader and Everyone Is Still Alive.
She died in 1967. Cathy Rentzenbrink is a writer and journalist who lives in Cornwall. Her books include The Last Act of Love, Dear Reader and Everyone Is Still Alive.
