This stage biography of gifted short-story writer Katherine Mansfield is set in the tuberculosis sanitarium where she went with her devoted companion, Ida Baker, to regain her health over the winter of 1920-21. The play focuses on the relationship between these two ladies and on this important literary figure's sensibilities as a writer and a woman, while revealing harsh truths about her marriage to a writer and critic who treated her with selfish insensitivity.
Claire Tomalin
Claire Tomalin is a renowned British biographer known for her meticulous research and compelling storytelling. Her most famous work, "The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft," brought new insight into the life of the feminist pioneer. Tomalin's contributions to literature lie in her ability to breathe life into historical figures.
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