South Riding
$41.37
- Paperback
544 pages
- Release Date
21 October 1997
Summary
South Riding: A Novel of Ambition and Change
When Sarah Burton returns to her hometown as headmistress, she is full of ambition, determined to create a great school and to inspire her girls to take all they can from life. But in the aftermath of the First World War, the country is in depression and ideals are hard won. Lydia Holly, the scholarship girl from the shacks, is the most brilliant student Sarah has ever taught, but when her mother’s health fails, her education must be sacr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780860689690 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0860689697 |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
| Author: | Winifred Holtby, Marion Shaw |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 544 |
| Release Date: | 21 October 1997 |
| Weight: | 370g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 36mm |
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“A triumph of personality, a testament of its author’s undaunted philosophy.”
a triumph of personality, a testament of its author’s undaunted philosophy - Vera Brittain
a triumph of personality, a testament of its author’s undaunted philosophy - Vera BrittainAbout The Author
Winifred Holtby
Winifred Holtby (1898-1935), journalist, critic, feminist, pacifist and author won the James Tait Black Memorial prize with South Riding, her last novel.
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