Ann Fairbairn

Dorothy Tait (March 1, 1901, Cambridge, Massachusetts – February 8, 1972, Monterey, California), better known by her pen name, Ann Fairbairn, was an American author. She wrote Five Smooth Stones, published in 1966, which was her best-known work. Fairbairn also wrote That Man Cartwright, which was published in 1970.

Early life and career Tait attended Leland Powers School in Boston. During the 1930s, she worked as a writer for the Works Progress Administration (WPA). During World War II, she worked as a riveter in the San Francisco shipyards. In the 1940s, she moved to Bakersfield, California, where she worked as a newspaper reporter and served as a news editor and continuity director for a local radio station. .

Tait's experience with Lewis inspired her to write "Five Smooth Stones."

Tait was highly guarded about details of her personal life. She was widowed twice. The names of her husbands are not known. She had no children.

Works Call Him George, 1961 Five Smooth Stones, 1966 That Man Cartwright, 1970