Laura Z. Hobson
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Laura Kean Zametkin (19 June 1900 in New York City, New York – 28 February 1986 in New York City, New York) was an American novelist.
Daughter of Jewish socialist immigrants, she graduated from Cornell University. On 23 July 1930, she married Francis Thayer Hobson, owner of William Morrow and Company. In 1934, she joined the promotional staff of Time, Life, and Fortune.
In 1935, her marriage ended in divorce. In 1937, she decided to adopt a baby and became pregnant in 1941, raising both children on her own.
After 1940 she devoted herself to writing. On 27 April 1947, her most famous work, Gentleman's Agreement, reached #1 on the The New York Times best-sellers' list. A later novel, Consenting Adult (1975), about a mother dealing with her son's homosexuality, was based on her experience with her son, Christopher. Gentleman's Agreement sold over 1.6 million copies and was her most successful novel by far.
