But her own circumstances, in their sadness and oddness, corroborated her dark fantasies, and, as Gooch shows, many of her stories' outlandish elements were inspired by actual events.

但是，她的周遭，悲伤与古怪无处不在，验证了小说里的暗黑国度。正如古奇指出，她小说里许多荒诞怪异的元素都有生活原型。