Arnold Bennett 
Pretty Lady 

Enoch Arnold Bennett (27 May 1867 – 27 March 1931) was an eng writer. He is best known as a novelist, but he also worked in other fields such as journalism, propaganda and film. "The Pretty Lady" is the story of a French prostitute, Christine, who has escaped from wartime Ostend, and set herself up in business in London. Though a refugee, she demands no pity; she is self-sufficient, practical and realistic. Bennett began writing the novel in May 1917. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)