 It is likely that in making this deal he represented the writing as a first-hand account rather than a piece of historical fiction.If there was dishonesty or misrepresentation, there is no direct proof that Evadne Price was actively complicit in it; late in life, in an interview, she presented herself as a complete innocent manipulated by Marriott.The book "" was published as by Helen Zenna Smith, which was also the name of its central character.