Barbara Comyns: A Savage Innocence - Hardcoverby Avril Horner (Author) This biography of Barbara Comyns presents a twentieth century author whose life was as extraordinary as her novels. Hundreds of unpublished letters reveal an occasionally desperate but resourceful and witty woman whose complicated life ranged from enduring poverty when young to mixing with spivs, spies and high society. Back Jacket The extraordinary twentieth century writer Barbara Comyns led a life as captivating as the