Rachel Field

Rachel Lyman Field (born 19 September 1894 in New York City; † March 15, 1942 in Los Angeles, California ) was an American writer.

Field attended Radcliffe College. She was married to Arthur S. Pederson since 1935.

Field was known that for some time successfully Youth books and plays written by her in 1929 published children's book Hitty, Her First Hundred Years, a puppet adventure, which was awarded the Newbery Medal, one of the most prestigious children's book awards in the U.S.. In 1935 she wrote her first novel, which was also a success. Several of her novels have been filmed.

Private Field last lived in Beverly Hills. She cooked there passionately for guests. She died from the effects of surgery.

Works (selection)

• Eliza and the Elves (1926 )
• Hitty, Her First Hundred Years ( 1929) ( dt: 1950: Hitty )
• Time out of Mind (1935, dt: Since time immemorial )
• All this, and heaven too (1938, dt: O grave, where is thy victory? )
• And now tomorrow (1942, dt: Tomorrow you will forget ) ( the Pulitzer Prize for Literature awarded )