She was then offered a job at William Collins, Sons, where the editor of children's books, Jocelyn Oliver, recognized her talent and encouraged her to write a story.
[1] Her house in Dulwich was bombed in World War II and she moved in with friends in Bath and Kent.
Her popular "Susan" series of books has the title character staying in London and having adventures with her cousins, while her parents live in Africa.
[3] In 1978, after Robert Evans's retirement, the family returned to Scotland, setting up home on the Isle of Arran, which had been a favourite holiday destination in her childhood.
[1] Her literary and business papers, including manuscripts of unpublished works, are archived in the National Library of Scotland.