▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁Bar nes . ▁When ▁Wood ▁moved ▁to ▁Green wich ▁Village ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁Met cal f ▁followed . ▁Wood ▁continued ▁to ▁write ▁and ▁visit ▁Bar nes , ▁to ▁whom ▁Wood ▁still ▁prof essed ▁her ▁love , ▁but ▁Bar nes ▁refused ▁to ▁become ▁involved ▁with ▁Wood ▁on ▁a ▁regular ▁basis . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁Wood ▁was ▁more ▁of ▁an ▁uno fficial ▁cour tes an ▁to ▁Met cal f , ▁and ▁Met cal f ▁supported ▁Wood ' s ▁art ▁studies ▁in ▁Florence . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁they ▁moved ▁to ▁Sand y ▁Hook , ▁Connecticut . ▁In ▁West port , ▁Connecticut , ▁Wood ▁began ▁a ▁g our met ▁c ater ing ▁business ▁that ▁ultimately ▁failed . ▁Her ▁relationship ▁with ▁Met cal f ▁was ▁complicated ▁by ▁Wood ▁continu ing ▁to ▁seek ▁out ▁drink ing ▁and ▁sexual ▁compan ions ▁of ▁both ▁sex es , ▁and ▁Wood ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁un fa ith ful . ▁ ▁When , ▁Night wood , ▁Bar nes ' ▁best - known ▁novel , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Wood , ▁called ▁" Rob in ▁V ote " ▁in ▁the ▁book , ▁was ▁out rag ed . ▁Wood ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁felt ▁mis re present ed , ▁and ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁ru ined ▁her ▁life . ▁ ▁Career ▁Although ▁very ▁little ▁of ▁her ▁work ▁surv ives , ▁many ▁of ▁her ▁draw ings