William Mestrezat John (1888 – 1962) was an American rancher, short story writer, and novelist.
[1] It is believed that this location may have been based on the "Sunflower Valley" in Las Animas County, Colorado.
[6][3] The Saturday Review praised the book's overall quality, saying the writing was impressive for a debut novel, but they also criticized the characters for being one dimensional.
[8] The Philadelphia Inquirer, in a critical notice of Every Wise Woman (1931), described Seven Women as "psychologically acute".
[14] However, following a non-fatal heart attack, John's writing career effectively concluded in the early 1940s.