Hobson, Laura Z.

Laura Z. Hobson (1900-1986) was an American novelist and short story writer. The daughter of Jewish immigrants, she is best known for her novels "Gentleman's Agreement" (1947), which deals with anti-Semitism in postwar America, and "Consenting Adult" (1975), about a mother coming to terms with her son's homosexuality, which was based upon her own experiences with her own son. Hobson died in New York City in 1986.