Testament of Friendship
The Story of Winifred Holtby
$47.11
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
28 May 2012
Summary
In her bestselling first volume of autobiography, TESTAMENT OF YOUTH, Vera Brittain passionately recorded the agonising years of the First World War, lamenting the destruction of a generation which for her included those she most dearly loved - her lover, her brother, her closest friends.
In TESTAMENT OF FRIENDS, Brittain tells the story of the woman who helped her survive those tragic years - the writer Winifred Holtby. They met at Somerville College, Oxford, immediately after the wa…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844088706 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844088707 |
| Author: | Vera Brittain, Mark Bostridge |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 28 May 2012 |
| Weight: | 356g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 35mm |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Throughout their correspondence, the fragile Brittain is often painfully demanding - but the role of devoted supporter seems to gratify Holtby
Throughout their correspondence, the fragile Brittain is often painfully demanding - but the role of devoted supporter seems to gratify Holtby * Spectator *Holtby certainly helped Brittain write by looking after her children. But they also both helped each other work. And they each saved the other’s best book * Guardian *
About The Author
Vera Brittain
Vera Brittain (1893-1970) attended Oxford but left in 1914 to serve as a VAD nurse. After the war, she returned to Oxford and befriended Winifred Holtby. A tireless advocate for pacifism and feminism, she was a prolific speaker, lecturer, journalist, and writer, authoring twenty-nine books.
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