In 1928 this Univ. of Wisconsin/Madison grad left her husband and used an inheritance to buy an orange grove in Florida. Her 1938 story tells of a boy who adopted an orphan fawn. The book, which she wrote for adults but is beloved by children, went on to win a Pulitzer and became a movie. This is Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, and her book is The Yearling.
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