She repeated the feat in 1984 with According to Mark, and won the 1987 prize for Moon Tiger, which tells the story of a woman's tempestuous life as she lies dying in a hospital bed.
Hon nominerades återigen 1984 med According to Mark innan hon till slut vann priset 1987 med Moon Tiger, vilken berättar historien om en kvinnas stormiga liv då hon ligger döende i en sjukhussäng.