The Ha-Ha

Jennifer Dawson (1929–2000) was an English novelist whose works primarily explored themes of mental illness and societal attitudes toward it. She achieved early acclaim with her debut novel The Ha-Ha (1961), winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and Fowler's Snare (1962), which earned the Cheltenham Festival Award; other notable works include The Cold Country (1965) and Judasland (1989). Faber