Question

At the end of a novel by this author, a woman puts her arms around a mysterious neighbor in a white dressing gown and pulls him onto her bed while saying, “Yes - yes - yes…” This author fell into obscurity until that novel was adapted into a radio play by Selma Vaz Dias. (15[1])In another novel by this author, a girl runs out of her burning house towards her former friend, Tia, who throws a jagged rock at her forehead, drawing blood. Enno abandons his wife (*) Sasha Jensen in this author’s 1939 novel Good Morning, Midnight. Another (10[1])novel by this author concludes with a woman holding a candle, poised to burn down a house where she is confined to an upstairs room. In that novel, that woman’s husband (10[1])insists on calling her “Bertha” instead of her true name, Antoinette Cosway. For 10 points, name this author of Wide Sargasso Sea. ■END■

ANSWER: Jean Rhys [or Ella Gwendolyn Rees Williams]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Connor MayersMaryland AThe Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Negs5315
Jim FanFan-tastic Negs and Where to Find ThemRutgers Diaspora9710
Jonathan MaginMaryland B+Glass Onyen: A Knives Out Mystery12810

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2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%17%17%93.33
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%33%0%92.67
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%33%0%103.00
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%33%0%87.33
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y4100%25%25%101.75
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%0%0%96.50
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%0%0%126.67