# Phyllis Shand Allfrey

> Phyllis Byam Shand Allfrey was a West Indian writer, socialist activist, newspaper editor and politician of the island of Dominica in the Caribbean. She is best known for her first novel, The Orchid House (1953), based on her early life. In 1991, it was adapted into a Channel 4 television miniseries of the same name in the United Kingdom, directed by Horace Ové.

*West Indian writer, socialist activist, newspaper editor and politician*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1908-10-24
- **Died:** 1986-02-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

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## Fame
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