Vera Brittain: A Life
$42.94
- Paperback
592 pages
- Release Date
14 February 2023
Summary
The definitive biography of Vera Brittain, acclaimed author of Testament of Youth. With a new introduction by Mark Bostridge.
‘Riveting and authoritative’ - Kate Figes, Independent on Sunday
‘Honest, precise and smart’ - Natasha Walter, Guardian
‘They succeed triumphantly… A fascinating portrait’ - Fiona MacCarthy, Observer
Vera Brittain is most widely known …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349015019 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349015015 |
| Author: | Mark Bostridge, Paul Berry |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 592 |
| Release Date: | 14 February 2023 |
| Weight: | 480g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 42mm |
| Series: | Karen Pirie |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
This thoughtful portrait of a dauntless feminist and pacifist combines the readability of a novel with the authenticity of fact
This thoughtful portrait of a dauntless feminist and pacifist combines the readability of a novel with the authenticity of fact – Lyndall Gordon * Independent *
Riveting and authoritative – Kate Figes * Independent on Sunday *
They are honest, precise and smart … They give her to us physically … And they give her to us emotionally – Natasha Walter * Guardian *
They succeed triumphantly… A fascinating portrait – Fiona MacCarthy * Observer *
About The Author
Mark Bostridge
Paul Berry was Vera Brittain’s close friend for twenty-eight years and was her Literary Executor. He was the joint editor of Testament of a Generation: The Journalism of Vera Brittain and Winifred Holtby. He died in 1999.
Mark Bostridge is a former research assistant to Shirley Williams and author of the bestselling Letters from a Lost Generation, the award-winning Florence Nightingale: The Woman and Her Legend and The Fateful Year: England 1914.
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