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Testament of Youth : An Unforgettable True Story of Love and Loss in World War I by Vera Brittain (2014, Hardcover)
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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 whole generation - had changed in a way that would have been unimaginable.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOrion Publishing Group, The Limited
ISBN-101780226594
ISBN-139781780226590
eBay Product ID (ePID)15057278494
Product Key Features
Book TitleTestament of Youth : an Unforgettable True Story of Love and Loss in World War I
Number of Pages608 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
TopicWomen, Women Authors, Personal Memoirs, Military / World War I, Literary, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
IllustratorYes
GenreLiterary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorVera Brittain
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.8 in
Item Weight26 Oz
Item Length8.8 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal828/.91209 B
SynopsisIn 1914 Vera Brittain was 20, and as war was declared she was preparing to study at Oxford. Four years later her life - and the life of her whole generation - had changed in a way that would have been unimaginable in the tranquil pre-war era.TESTAMENT OF YOUTH, one of the most famous autobiographies of the First World War, is Brittain's account of how she survived those agonising years; how she lost the man she loved; how she nursed the wounded and how she emerged into an altered world. A passionate record of a lost generation, it made Vera Brittain one of the best-loved writers of her time, and has lost none of its power to shock, move and enthral readers since its first publication in 1933., This title tells one woman's unforgettable record of the First World War, 'Testament of Youth' is in spirit and impact as powerful a classic as 'All Quiet on the Western Front' and 'Goodbye to All That' - a haunting elegy for a lost generation., 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 'S hould 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 whole generation - had changed in a way that would have been unimaginable. TESTAMENT OF YOUTH, one of the most famous autobiographies of the First World War, is Brittain's account of how she survived those agonising years; how she lost the man she loved; how she nursed the wounded and how she emerged into an altered world. A passionate record of a lost generation, it made Vera Brittain one of the best-loved writers of her time, and has lost none of its power to shock, move and enthral readers since its first publication in 1933. With an afterword from Kate Mosse OBE.
LC Classification NumberPR6003.R385
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