Editing Patricia Highsmith (section)

== England and France ==
Highsmith rented an apartment in Positano where she worked on her prison novel ''The Glass Cell.'' She then traveled to London where she promoted ''The Cry of the Owl'', newly published in Britain. In November 1963 she moved to the festival town of [[Aldeburgh]], Suffolk, and the following year she bought a home in the nearby village of [[Earl Soham]] where she lived for three years.<ref name="Bradford2021" />{{Rp|pages=143–148}}

During this time, Highsmith's critical reputation in the United Kingdom grew. [[Francis Wyndham (writer)|Francis Wyndham]] wrote a long article on Highsmith for the ''[[New Statesman]]'' in 1963 which introduced her work to many readers.<ref name="Schenkar2009" />{{Rp|page=577}} Brigid Brophy, also writing in the ''New Statesman'', praised ''The Two Faces of January'' (1964) stating that Highsmith had made the crime story literature. Julian Simmons in ''The Sunday Times'' commended Highsmith's subtle characterization. The novel won the Silver Dagger Award of the British Crime Writers' Association for best foreign novel of 1964.<ref name="Wilson2003" />{{Rp|pages=231–232}}

Highsmith was quarreling with her mother and under severe emotional strain due to her difficult relationship with her English lover. She was drinking heavily and her private and public behavior was becoming more eccentric and antisocial. When her love affair ended in late 1966, she decided to move to France.<ref name="Bradford2021" />{{Rp|pages=150–157, 160–163, 166}}

After a brief visit to Tunisia, Highsmith moved to the [[Île-de-France]] in 1967 and eventually settled at [[Montmachoux]] in April 1968. Her novels of this period include ''The Tremor of Forgery'' (1969), which Graham Greene considered her finest work, and ''[[Ripley Under Ground]]'' (1970) which gained generally positive reviews. Her books, however, were selling poorly in America which her agent suggested was because they were "too subtle".'''<ref name="Bradford2021" />'''{{Rp|pages=166–182}}

In 1970, Highsmith flew to the United States where she visited New York and her family in Fort Worth. She drew on her trip for her novel ''[[A Dog's Ransom]]'' (1972) which is set in Manhattan. In November 1970 she moved to the village of [[Moncourt]], in the [[Moselle (department)|Moselle region]] of France. The novels she wrote there include ''[[Ripley's Game]]'' (1974), ''[[Edith's Diary]]'' (1977) and ''[[The Boy Who Followed Ripley]]'' (1980).<ref name="Bradford2021" />'''{{Rp|pages=183–188, 194–206}}''' In 1977, she saw Wim Wenders' ''[[The American Friend]]'', a loose adaptation of ''Ripley's Game.'' She praised the film but was displeased with Dennis Hopper as Ripley.<ref name="Wilson2003" />{{Rp|pages=360–362}} The following year, she was elected chairman of the jury for the [[Berlin Film Festival]].<ref name="Schenkar2009" />{{Rp|page=584}}

In 1980 Highsmith underwent bypass surgery to correct uncontrolled bleeding and serious cardiovascular problems. Soon after, the French authorities fined her for taxation irregularities, prompting her to comment, "How appropriate, to be bleeding in two places." Disillusioned with France, she bought a house in [[Aurigeno]], Switzerland and in 1982 moved there permanently.<ref name="Bradford2021" />{{Rp|pages=216–218}}