Hans Frost

"Hans Frost" by Hugh Walpole is a fictional novel that follows the titular character, a writer who just turned 70 and has found success in his genres, but he has yet to write something he feels is his masterpiece. Through his years of toiling, he feels like his shrewish wife, Ruth, might be the source of all his woes, and after much thought, he feels as though some separation would give him the freedom to truly write what his heart wants.