Pamela Hansford Johnson
British novelist
Pamela Hansford Johnson (born May 29, 1912, London, Eng.—died June 18, 1981, London) was an English novelist who treated moral concerns with a light but sure touch. In her novels, starting with The Unspeakable Skipton (1959), she mined a rich vein of satire. Born into a middle-class family, Johnson grew up in the inner London suburb of Clapham. She corresponded for a time with the young Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and later became the wife...