Description
Book SynopsisOne of the most famous autobiographies of the First World War - much filmed, much studied and much loved. This classic memoir is now a major motion picture starring Alicia Vikander and Kit Harington.
Trade ReviewRemains one of the
most powerful and widely read war memoirs of all time * Guardian *
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 *
A
heartbreaking account of the impact of the First World War on a stout-hearted, high-minded young woman * Sunday Times *
Like the much-misunderstood poppy, Testament both memorializes and warns ... to remain uninformed is actually life-threatening * Times Literary Supplement *
Sublimely moving . . . this is a truly great book . . .
should be compulsory reading for the nation's debauched and aimless yobs and yobettes -- Val Hennessy * Daily Mail *
Essential reading, not just as an anti-war polemic but as a portrait of a whole generation of young people who were totally ill-prepared and whose lives were utterly changed within four momentous years * Historical Novels Review *
