Der­rick Vaugh­an, Nov­el­ist by Edna Lyall is a char­ac­ter-dri­ven nov­el that fol­lows the life of a young and ambi­tious writer, Der­rick Vaugh­an, as he nav­i­gates the chal­lenges of lit­er­ary fame, per­son­al rela­tion­ships, and self-dis­cov­ery.