A Woman's War

Warwick Deeping was an English novelist and short-story writer whose career spanned the first half of the twentieth century. Born in 1877, he originally trained in medicine before turning to fiction. He became widely known for novels that combined strong storytelling with themes of loyalty, sacrifice, social change, and personal endurance. His best-known work, Sorrell and Son, became an international success, and he went on to publish dozens of novels and numerous short stories. Deeping died in 1950.