The Washington Post, March 27th, 1988
KATHERINE MANSFIELD A Secret Life By Claire Tomalin Knopf. 292 pp. $22.95 KATHERINE MANSFIELD seems to attract biographers more by the secrets in her life than by her tales. These are now like faded photos, watered down Chekhov with Dickensian flavoring. She was the rebellious daughter of a New Zealand banker who showed artistic leanings and fled her family's life of social conformity and boredom. Her father settled a small income on her which did not suffice for her ambitions and style of life. She was a role player who assumed different names and personalities, and acted out her fancies-as i...
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