Winifred Holtby was a committed socialist and feminist, crafting her classic novel as a warm yet sharp social critique of the well-to-do farming community into which she was born. Her writing delves into the intricate relationships and societal inequities she observed, employing a keen eye and a compassionate heart. Holtby focused on the impact of societal structures on individual lives, often exposing the hidden motivations and pretenses of those in power. Her works remain relevant for their unflinching analysis of class distinctions and their advocacy for social justice.
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Collection of letters written to Jean Findlay McWilliam.
The first novel by the author of SOUTH RIDING.
Joanna Burton was born in South Africa but sent by her missionary father to be raised in Yorkshire. There she dreams of the far-off lands she will visit and adventures to come. At eighteen, tall and flaxen-haired, she meets Teddy Leigh, a young man on his way to the trenches of the First World War. Joanna has been in love before - with Sir Walter Raleigh, with the Scarlet Pimpernel, with Coriolanus - but this is different. Teddy tells her he's been given the world to wear as a golden ball. Joanna believes him and marries him, but the fabled shores recede into the distance when, after the war, Teddy returns in ill health. The magic land turns out to be the harsh reality of motherhood and life on a Yorkshire farm. Yet still she dares to dream.
Features a story about the need to withstand the tyranny of sex success.
A rich, panoramic portrait of a Yorkshire community in the Thirties that carries surprising and refreshing echoes of our own time.
A warm-hearted satire, first published in 1931, by the author of SOUTH RIDING.
Jižní okres je rušný, životem kypící obraz života části Yorkshiru, života, jehož osou jest okresní rada, její výnosy, rozhodnutí, příběhy jejich členů, obchodníků obilím, statkářů, soukeníků a lidí malého města anglického.Postavy a obrazy jsou podány se strhující životností aodvahou, za kterou cítíme soucit a hlubokou lásku k člověku.
