Flora MacDonald Mayor (1872-1932), was an English novelist and short story writer. The Rector's Daughter, sometimes considered to be semi-autobiographical, was published by the Hogarth Press in 1924. The heroine Mary Jocelyn, lives at Dedmayne Rectory. She has spent much of her 35 years looking after her handicapped sister. When the sister dies Mary is left as a companion to her widowed father, a classical theologian. Although living a very restricted existence, Mary takes pleasure in her reading and the passing of the seasons. However a visit from a local curate with whom she develops a close relationship brings expectation of a fuller and even romantic future. Flora MacDonald Mayor (1872-1932), was an English novelist and short story writer. The Rector's Daughter, sometimes considered to be semi-autobiographical, was published by the Hogarth Press in 1924. The heroine Mary Jocelyn, lives at Dedmayne Rectory. She has spent much of her 35 years looking after her handicapped sister. When the sister dies Mary is left as a companion to her widowed father, a classical theologian. Although living a very restricted existence, Mary takes pleasure in her reading and the passing of the seasons. However a visit from a local curate with whom she develops a close relationship brings expectation of a fuller and even romantic future.