She at one point lived in a mews flat over a garage in the garden of H. G. Wells' house in Regent's Park (she liked the fact that it overlooked trees, as this gave the illusion of living in the country). Holden was present when Orwell and Wells notoriously quarrelled in August 1941, in a meeting she had arranged at Orwell's flat in St John's Wood, unaware that Orwell had recently criticised Wells in an article in Horizon; as a result, she was evicted by Wells. She was a friend of the poet and novelist Stevie Smith; Holden was the model for Lopez in Smith's 1949 novel 'The Holiday'.
She once lived in a mews flat above a garage on Wells' property in Regent's Park (she enjoyed the view of trees, which made it seem like she was living in the countryside). Holden witnessed Orwell and Wells arguing famously in August 1941 at a meeting she organized at Orwell's flat in St John's Wood; unaware that Orwell had recently criticized Wells in Horizon, she was evicted by Wells. She was friends with poet and novelist Stevie Smith; Holden inspired Lopez in Smith's 1949 novel 'The Holiday'.