Laurence, (Jean) Margaret (1926–1987)

Canadian writer. Her novels include The Stone Angel 1964 and A Jest of God 1966, both set in the Canadian prairies, and The Diviners 1974. She also wrote short stories set in Africa, where she lived for a time.

She is particularly adept at demonstrating the interactions of character and environment and tracing the mental processes of suspicion and defensive deviousness.