Terms & Conditions
Life in Girls' Boarding Schools, 1939-1979
$25.88
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
31 October 2017
Summary
‘Brilliant, hilarious… My book of the year’ INDIA KNIGHT
‘A wonderful book’ CRAIG BROWN, Mail on Sunday
‘Funny, bloodcurdling and moving’ Daily Mail
The cruel teachers. The pashes on other girls. The gossip. The giggles. The awful food. The homesickness. The friendships made for life. The shivering cold. Games of lacrosse, and cricket.
‘The girls’ boarding school! What a ripe theme for the mos…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349143064 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349143064 |
| Author: | Ysenda Maxtone Graham |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 31 October 2017 |
| Weight: | 258g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 22mm |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
The most brilliant, hilarious book
This is not a history of women’s boarding schools. It’s not easy to say where, exactly, you would shelve it. It could be under memoir. Or is it more like anthropology? … The other option would be comedy, as it’s the funniest book you’ll read all yearAbout The Author
Ysenda Maxtone Graham
Ysenda Maxtone Graham was born in 1962 and educated at The King’s School, Canterbury and Girton College, Cambridge. She has written for many newspapers and magazines as a features writer, book reviewer and columnist. She is the author of six books: The Church Hesitant: A Portrait of the Church of England Today; The Real Mrs Miniver, which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Biography of the Year Award; Mr Tibbits’s Catholic School; An Insomniac’s Guide to the Small Hours; Terms & Conditions: Life in Girls’ Boarding Schools, 1939-1979; British Summer Time Begins: The School Summer Holidays, 1930-1980, which was a Sunday Times bestseller. She lives in London with her husband and three sons.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.