In another of this author's stories, Vera meets an old friend whom she has not seen in six years, but walksout on him, leading him to request the waiter not to charge for untouched cream. One of this author's shortstories ends with the protagonist stammering "Isn't life--" to her brother Laurie, unable to finish hersentence. This author wrote a short story in which a pear tree remains "as lovely as ever and as full offlower" after Bertha Young realizes her husband is having an affair with Pearl Fulton. This writer's mostfamous story involves the Sheridans, who ignore a neighbor's death to continue hosting the title event. For10 points, identify this New Zealand-born 
In another of this author's stories, Vera meets an old friend whom she has not seen in six years, but walksout on him, leading him to request the waiter not to charge for untouched cream. One of this author's shortstories ends with the protagonist stammering "Isn't life--" to her brother Laurie, unable to finish hersentence. This author wrote a short story in which a pear tree remains "as lovely as ever and as full offlower" after Bertha Young realizes her husband is having an affair with Pearl Fulton. This writer's mostfamous story involves the Sheridans, who ignore a neighbor's death to continue hosting the title event. For10 points, identify this New Zealand-born writer of "Bliss" and "The Garden Party."
In another of this author's stories, Vera meets an old friend whom she has not seen in six years, but walksout on him, leading him to request the waiter not to charge for untouched cream.
Katherine Mansfield