Carolyn See

Carolyn See (née Laws; January 13, 1934 – July 13, 2016) was a professor emerita of English at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the author of ten books, including the memoir, Dreaming: Hard Luck and Good Times in America, an advice book on writing, Making a Literary Life, and the novels There Will Never Be Another You, Golden Days, and The Handyman. See was also a book critic for The Washington Post for 27 years.

Early life and education On January 13, 1934, Caroline Laws was born in Pasadena, California, to Kate Louise Sullivan Daly and George Laws. Her father was a would-be novelist and occasional journalist. She spent her early years in Eagle Rock, California.

Besides writing, See also contributed to the literary world through reviews, and sat on review boards for awards. See was a frequent book reviewer for The Washington Post She had been on the boards of the National Book Critics Circle and PENWest International.

See was a feminist, and said of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique, "I was one of the persons whose lives that book changed."