Glaspell returned to Cape Cod after Cook's death, where she wrote a well-received biography and tribute to her late husband, "The Road to the Temple" (1927). During the late twenties, she was romantically involved with the younger writer Norman H. Matson. In this period she wrote three best-selling novels, which she considered personal favorites: "Brook Evans" (1928), "Fugitive's Return" (1929), and "Ambrose Holt and Family" (1931). She also wrote the play "Alison's House" (1930), for which she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1931. In 1932 Glaspell's relationship with Matson ended after eight years. She fell into her first and only period of low productivity as she struggled with depression, alcoholism, and poor health.