Westwood

Author: Gibbons, Stella

Brand: Vintage Classics

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 464

Release Date: 05-09-2011

Part Number: FLPK9780099528722

Details: WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY LYNNE TRUSS

'Stella Gibbons is the Jane Austen of the twentieth century' The Times

Set in wartime London, Westwood tells the story of Margaret Steggles, a plain bookish girl whose mother has told her that she is not the type that attracts men. Her schoolfriend Hilda has a sunny temperament and keeps her service boys 'ever so cheery'. When Margaret finds a ration book on Hampstead Heath the pompous writer Gerard Challis enters both their lives. Margaret slavishly adores Challis and his artistic circle; Challis idolises Hilda for her hair and her eyes and Hilda finds Gerard's romantic overtures a bit of a bind. This is a delightfully comic and wistful tale of love and longing.

EAN: 9780099528722

Package Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches

Languages: English