Enid Blyton’s many scandalous love affairs are of no surprise to me

Infidelity, betrayals and a riot of love affairs are a far cry from the wholesome image of much-loved children’s author Enid Blyton. open image in gallery Blyton presented her home life as steady and wholesome – but the reality was quite different behind closed doors There was little about Blyton’s home life that in any way resembled the rosy-cheeked innocence of her stories. Among the guests was a handsome surgeon called Kenneth Darrell Waters – Blyton’s Malory Towers heroine Darrell Rivers would later be named in his honour – and sparks flew the moment he and Blyton met over a game of bridge. She had no problem using her dear friend as a scapegoat: when confronted at Green Hedges by Waters’ furious wife, Blyton not only made a complete denial but claimed Richards was the true culprit – a plausible excuse seeing as the flat was rented in her name.