The life of Rosamond Lehmann was as romantic and harrowing as that of any of her fictional heroines. She enjoyed an idyllic childhood, had immense literary success, and embarked on a passionate affair with the poet, Cecil Day Lewis. Nine years later, he abandoned her for a young actress—a betrayal from which Rosamond never recovered. This biography of Rosamond Lehmann conjures up the intimate world of a woman whose dramatic life, work, and relationships criss-crossed the cultural, literary, and political landscape of England in the middle of the twentieth century.