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Testament of Friendship
Vera Brittain
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Description for Testament of Friendship
Paperback. The wonderful biography of Winifred Holtby and her friendship with Vera Brittain, now reissued as a Virago Modern Classic Series: VMC. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 34. Weight in Grams: 418.
WRITTEN WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY MARK BOSTRIDGE
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 and her closest friends.
In Testament of Friendship 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 war. Their friendship continued through Vera's marriage and their separate but ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Virago Modern Classics
Condition
New
Weight
360g
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844088706
SKU
V9781844088706
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Ref
99-50
About Vera Brittain
Vera Brittain was born in 1893, and grew up in provincial comfort in Macclesfield and Buxton. In 1914, just as war was breaking out, she won an exhibition to Somerville College, Oxford, interrupting her studies the following year to enlist as a VAD nurse. She became one of the best-loved writers of her time with the publication, in 1933, of ... Read more
Reviews for Testament of Friendship
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
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