The L-Shaped Room insults her to the extent that Jane determines to have the child. She and Toby (Bell) start a romance, which is disrupted when he learns that she is pregnant by a previous suitor. They try to work things out, but he is also unhappy with his lack of income or success as a writer. Jane befriends the other residents and they help her when she goes into labour. Toby visits her in the hospital and gives her a copy of his new book, called "The L-Shaped Room". After leaving the hospital, Jane journeys home to her parents in France, saying
Christian Reid Christian Reid Frances Christine Fisher Tiernan (pen name, Christian Reid; July 5, 1846 – March 24, 1920) was an American author who wrote over 50 novels, most notably "The Land of the Sky". In 1870, Tiernan published her first novel, "Valerie Aylmer". In the following year, she published in "Appletons' Journal" a novel entitled "Morton House", a story of Southern life. Tiernan considered it to be her best work. In 1887, she married James M. Tiernan, of Maryland, and accompanied him to Mexico where he had mining interests. There, she collected material for her novel, "The Land of the Sun",