His first novel, The Ruin: A Gothic Novel, was plainly autobiographical, and its depiction of turbulent, unconventional and ultimately calamitous relationships included characters readily identifiable from Sackville-West's circle.
Sein erster Roman, The Ruin: A Gothic Novel, war eindeutig autobiographisch, und seine Darstellung von turbulenten, unkonventionellen und letztlich katastrophalen Beziehungen beinhaltete Charaktere, welche klar Sackville-Wests Freundeskreis zuzuordnen waren.