Tag: Vera Brittain
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Cover Collection: Testament of Youth
1. Virago Press // 2. Virago // 3. Weidenfeld & Nicholson // 4. Penguin Classics // 5. Phoenix //6. Penguin Books Ltd. I’m in the midst of a small reading slump – I just haven’t found anything lately that ticks all of my boxes or even makes my heart race with pleasure. Thank goodness I…
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The Dark Tide by Vera Brittain
The Dark Tide was published in 1923 and was Vera Brittain’s first novel. It caused quite a stir when it was released as it caricatured several Oxford dons and nearly insulted her good friend Winifred Holtby, whom the main character is modeled after. However, Holtby took it “with good humor”. I think I would have…
A Certain Fondness 