by Jane Gardam · Abacus · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780349114248
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«The Flight of the Maidens» is the historical fiction and coming-of-age novel by Jane Gardam, published by Abacus in paperback (288 pages, in English).
During the summer of 1946, three young women who have just finished school prepare to start university: Una Vane, Hetty Fallowes and Lieselotte Klein. Each faces her own transition to adult life in a country rebuilding after the war, amid friendship, love and the search for a place of her own.
The action takes place in the north of England. The novel was originally published in 2001.
A novel suitable for reading groups and for those seeking stories of female coming-of-age in post-war Britain.
Jane Mary Gardam was an English writer of children's and adult fiction and literary critic. She also penned reviews for The Spectator and The Telegraph and wrote for BBC Radio. She lived in Kent, Wimbledon and Yorkshire. She won numerous literary awards, including the Whitbread Award twice. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2005.
