Howard SpringHoward Spring (1889-1965) won worldwide fame with his bestselling novel O Absalom! – afterwards reissued as My Son, My Son to avoid a clash with William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom! He settled in Cornwall, the setting for books tat followed, such as Fame Is the Spur (1940), Hard Facts (1944), and The Houses in Between (1951). Read More Read Less