A further 14 novels on more general topics were well received, including her observation of Anglo-Jewry against the backdrop of a besieged Israel. A keen observer of late-20th-century Anglo-Jewish experience, Friedman’s Shelton Trilogy which began with Proofs of Affection in 1982, brought her own authentic insight into contemporary Anglo-Jewish family life, navigating the friction between traditional Orthodoxy and modern secularism. Born in Brondesbury Park, London, in 1929 to Maurice, a coat manufacturer, and Priscilla Tibber (née Deyong), Rosemary was the second of their three children. The frequent visits of her grandchildren were a source of great comfort to Rosemary when Dennis, the love of her long life, succumbed in 2014 to pulmonary fibrosis. She is survived by her daughters Susan, Louise, Charlotte and Emma, ten grandchildren and four great grandchildren.