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Winifred Holtby (1898-1935) was an English novelist, short story writer and journalist. 'Why Herbert Killed His Mother' is the story of a perfect baby who wins a beautiful baby contest and becomes a tiny celebrity, bringing fame and fortune to his family. When Herbert grows up, he spends most of his life trying to leave 'Baby Herbert' behind him...but his mother cannot quite relinquish the glory days when she was hailed as the perfect mother.
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About Winifred Holtby
Winifred Holtby (1893–1935)
was born in the East Riding of Yorkshire. She was educated at Scarborough
College, Oxford, and gave up her studies to join the Women’s Auxiliary Army
Corps in France during the First World War. Later she became an ardent feminist
and lecturer on politics and was a prolific contributor to many newspapers. Her
last and best-known novel was South
Riding, which was finished shortly before her early death.