Davies was made financially secure by two legacies left to him, one from the estate of novelist Anna Kavan and the second from Louise Taylor, the adopted daughter of Alice B. Toklas. Davies based The Honeysuckle Girl on Anna Kavan's early life. D. J. Britton wrote a play, Silverglass, about the extraordinary relationship between Rhys Davies and Anna Kavan, presented as a premiere during the Rhys Davies Short Story Conference 2013 held in Swansea.
Davies was financially supported by two bequests: one from the estate of novelist Anna Kavan and another from Louise Taylor, the adopted daughter of Alice B. Toklas.  The author used Anna Kavan's early life as inspiration for his novel "The Honeysuckle Girl." D. J. Britton wrote a play called "Silverglass" about the relationship between Rhys Davies and Anna Kavan, which premiered at the Rhys Davies Short Story Conference in 2013 held in Swansea.