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E. M. Delafield
E. M. Delafield (1890-1943) was born in Sussex. Her mother was also a well-known novelist, writing as Mrs Henry de la Pasture, and Delafield chose her pen-name based on a suggestio...view moreE. M. Delafield (1890-1943) was born in Sussex. Her mother was also a well-known novelist, writing as Mrs Henry de la Pasture, and Delafield chose her pen-name based on a suggestion by her sister Yoé. A debutante in 1909, Delafield was accepted as a postulant by a French religious order in 1911 but decided against joining, a topic she explores in her novel Consequences (1919).
Delafield worked as a nurse in a Voluntary Aid Detachment following the outbreak of the First World War, and her first novel Zella Sees Herself was written during this time and published in 1917. Diary of a Provincial Lady, her most successful novel, inspired several sequels and is a tongue-in-cheek portrayal of Delafield herself, written after a request by the editor of Time and Tide for some 'light middles' in serial form.view less
Books by E. M. Delafield
Diary of a Provincial Lady The Diary of a Provincial Lady Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The War-Workers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Consequences Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLate and Soon (NOVEL & 8 SHORT STORIES) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Late and Soon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Consequences Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThank Heaven Fasting Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Consequences Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Audiobooks by E. M. Delafield
The Optimist Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsConsequences Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSquirrel in a Cage Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSophy Mason Comes Back Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5War Workers Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings