Litvinov, Ivy (1889–1977)
Litvinov, Ivy (1889–1977)
British novelist and short-story writer. Born Ivy Low, June 4, 1889, in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England; died April 16, 1977, in Hove, Sussex, England; dau. of Walter and Alice Baker Low; m. Maxim Litvinov (diplomat), 1916 (died 1951); children: 2.
After husband was deported for Bolshevik activities (1918), followed him to Soviet Union and later to US where he was ambassador; wrote Growing Pains (1913), The Questing Beast (1914), The Moscow Mystery (1930), and She Knew She Was Right (1971).
See also J. Carswell, The Exile: A Life of Ivy Litvinov (1983).
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DIED: 1923, Fontainebleau, France
NATIONALITY: New Zealander
GENRE: Fiction
MAJOR WORKS:
“Bliss” (1920)
“Miss Brill” (1920)
“The…
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