{"product_id":"vera-brittain-9780631147152","title":"Vera Brittain","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a biographical study of the English writer and social activist Vera Brittain, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Testament of Youth \u003cd\u003e\u003c\/d\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gorham has written an important life of Vera Brittain that scholars and students of the period will not want to miss.\" \u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review, June 1997\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"By far the most substantial product of academic interest in Brittain to have appeared to date.\" \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Sensitive and compelling biography.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Toronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Gorham is to be commended for producing a balanced book, and for making extensive and intelligent use of feminist criticism. Gorham has been blessed with extensive source materials and has used them well in a fine, provocative, inspiriting biography.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Women's Review of Books, July 1996\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements. \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Macclesfield and Buxton:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Origin, 1893-1911.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. 'Provincial Young Ladyhood', 1911-1914.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: 'History's Greatest Disaster': Love and Work in the Great War:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Somerville, 1914-1915.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Love in Wartime.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. War Work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: 'Lady into Woman': Friendship, Work and Marriage in the 1920s:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Friendship and Feminism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Feminism and Internationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Semi-detached Marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: 'Having Crossed the Rubicon': The 1930s and After:\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Writing of \u003ci\u003eTestament of Youth.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. 'Having crossed the Rubicon.'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403385872727,"sku":"9780631147152","price":76.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631147152.jpg?v=1730483308","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/vera-brittain-9780631147152","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}