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Testament of Youth
Vera Brittain
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Description for Testament of Youth
Hardback. This classic memoir of the First World War is now a major motion picture starring Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington. Includes an afterword by Kate Mosse OBE. Num Pages: 608 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJC; 3JJF; BGHA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 140 x 48. Weight in Grams: 754.
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
A British woman recalls coming of age during World War I in this unforgettable true story of young love, war, and how to make sense of the darkest times
'Remains one of the most powerful and widely read war memoirs of all time'
Guardian
'A haunting elegy for a lost generation'
The Times
'Should be compulsory reading'
Daily Mail
In 1914 when war was declared, Vera Brittain was twenty, preparing to study at Oxford. Four years later her life - and the lives of her ... Read more
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
A British woman recalls coming of age during World War I in this unforgettable true story of young love, war, and how to make sense of the darkest times
'Remains one of the most powerful and widely read war memoirs of all time'
Guardian
'A haunting elegy for a lost generation'
The Times
'Should be compulsory reading'
Daily Mail
In 1914 when war was declared, Vera Brittain was twenty, preparing to study at Oxford. Four years later her life - and the lives of her ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780226590
SKU
V9781780226590
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Ref
99-98
About Vera Brittain
Born in 1893, Vera Brittain won an exhibition to Somerville College, Oxford, in 1914, but a year later abandoned her studies to enlist as a VAD nurse. She served throughout the war, working in London, Malta and close to the Front in France. At the end of the war, with all of those closest to her dead, she returned to ... Read more
Reviews for Testament of Youth
Vera Brittain's heart-rending account of the way her generation's lives changed is still as shocking and moving as ever.
STELLA MAGAZINE, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Like the much-misunderstood poppy, Testament both memorializes and warns... to remain uninformed is actually life-threatening.
TLS
it was a surprise to pick her book up now and discover how very good it is. ... Read more
STELLA MAGAZINE, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Like the much-misunderstood poppy, Testament both memorializes and warns... to remain uninformed is actually life-threatening.
TLS
it was a surprise to pick her book up now and discover how very good it is. ... Read more