Hester first wrote to O'Connor in July 1955, when O'Connor was working on her second novel, The Violent Bear it Away. Eager to exchange thoughts and ideas with someone of equal intellectual caliber, O'Connor wrote back, "I would like to know who this is who understands my stories."
Hester first corresponded with O'Connor in July 1955, when O'Connor was working on her second novel, The Violent Bear it Away. Eager to engage in a dialogue of ideas with someone of equal mental stature, O'Connor replied, "I would like to know who this person is who grasps my stories."