Published by The Viking Press, New York, 1980, 466 pages. Dustjacket spine faded, with fade mark continuing onto front and back cover, chips, creases and curling to top edge of dustjacket, Small blue pen mark stain to top of some pages

Katherine Mansfield has been the subject of many books and numerous articles. This is the first biography which can claim to be in any way complete. Much of what had been hitherto unknown, or concealed, is here disclosed. Mansfield is now revealed as perhaps a different character from the one popularly accepted - a much more complex character, who suffered and endured much, and to whom much should be forgiven because of the considerable streak of genius with which she had been endowed...