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She was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Her comeback novel, Quartet in Autumn ( 1977 ), was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and her work found new audiences in the United States.

Another novel, The Sweet Dove Died, previously rejected by many publishers, was subsequently published to critical acclaim.

Several of her unpublished novels were published after her death, and her work is now considered both " popular and timeless ".