JR
married her second husband, literary agentLeslie Tilden-Smith
, after living with him for over five years.
Angier, Carole. Jean Rhys: Life and Work. Little, Brown, 1990.
223, 231-2, 291-2
Family and Intimate relationships
Jean Rhys
JR
's second husband, Leslie Tilden-Smith
, died suddenly of a heart attack while they were on holiday at a remote cottage near Dartmoor.
Sternlicht, Sanford. Jean Rhys. Twayne, 1997.
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Angier, Carole. Jean Rhys: Life and Work. Little, Brown, 1990.
427-8
Family and Intimate relationships
Jean Rhys
Two years to the day after the death of her second husband, Leslie Tilden-Smith
, and after one of the deepest troughs in her emotional life, JR
married his cousin, solicitorGeorge Victor Max Hamer
.
Angier, Carole. Jean Rhys: Life and Work. Little, Brown, 1990.
438, 440
Material Conditions of Writing
Jean Rhys
She was drinking heavily during the writing of this painful novel. She had serious fights with her current husband, Leslie Tilden-Smith
, and once threw his typewriter out of the window, fortunately hitting no passers-by...
Travel
Jean Rhys
JR
and her second husband, Leslie Tilden-Smith
, left Southampton for a trip to Martinique, St Lucia, and Dominica.
Angier, Carole. Jean Rhys: Life and Work. Little, Brown, 1990.