The writer was famous for her stories about romance and intrigue in rural middle England.

The writer was famous for her stories about romance and intrigue in rural middle England.

Author published a number of books including ‘The Rector’s Wife’ and ‘A Village Affair’

Her novels, including A Village Affair and Other People’s Children, drew on what Fay Weldon called a ‘gift for putting her finger on the problem of the times’