1. Elizabeth Bowen

2. Her Life… Bowen was born in Ireland
She and her mother moved to England; after her mother’s death, Bowen was raised by her aunts
Bowen received an excellent education
She decided to become a writer and joined the Bloomsbury Group (Woolf)
In 1923 she married Alan Cameron
Once her work became popular, Bowen became a member of the Irish Academy of Letters

3. Bowen inherited her family estate, Bowen’s Court, in Ireland
She remained in London but spent time at the family home
After her husband retired, they moved to Bowen’s Court where he died a few months later
Bowen struggled to maintain the property, and eventually had to sell it; it was later demolished
She died in 1973 from lung cancer
Bowen is buried near the gates of Bowen’s Court, next to her husband

4. Her Work Bowen’s work included novels and short stories
She wrote many works that related to the emotions of WWII
She won several awards and served as a judge for some of those awards
Bowen wrote about life and what lies under the veneer we all hide behind
She was influenced by film, particularly European works
Her work is character driven and emphasizes the plot

5. Bowen’s style is very modern
Her best-known work is The Heat of the Day, a war novel that describes the psychology in London and the effects of the war and bombing raids in WWII