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Diary of an Ordinary Schoolgirl Margaret Forster

Diary of an Ordinary Schoolgirl By Margaret Forster

Diary of an Ordinary Schoolgirl by Margaret Forster

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Algebra, 6th = 74%. Latin = 55% Thrilled! History top = 85% smashing! Geography, disgusting, 2nd = 67%. She would go on to become an acclaimed writer, the author of the novels Georgy Girl and Diary of an Ordinary Woman as well as biographies and memoirs.

Diary of an Ordinary Schoolgirl Summary

Diary of an Ordinary Schoolgirl by Margaret Forster

23 February
Results rolling in! Algebra, 6th = 74%. Not bad. Latin = 55% Thrilled! History top = 85% smashing! Geography, disgusting, 2nd = 67%.

In 1954 in Carlisle lived an ordinary 15-year-old schoolgirl called Margaret. She would go on to become an acclaimed writer, the author of the novels Georgy Girl and Diary of an Ordinary Woman as well as biographies and memoirs. But this is her diary from that year; her life. Hers might be a lost world, but her daily observations bring it back in vivid, irresistible detail.

7 May
Wonderful feat accomplished yesterday by Roger Bannister! At last, the 4 minute mile. Glad an Englishman got it before anyone else.

24 July
Bought a pair of shorts - white, very short with two pockets. Super but rather daring!

2 September
Mum's coming back on Saturday. Miss her every minute! I'll never marry and have a family -- housekeeping for two for a week is bad enough -- but for life!

Diary of an Ordinary Schoolgirl Reviews

The diary is slight, but very sweet. You would be pleased to find it in your Christmas stocking... Margaret is a good egg. You like her more and more... If you were happy at school, Forster's diary will bring it all back. If you were unhappy, she will make you wistful for what you missed. -- Laura Freeman * The Times *
Unmissable: a neat little green clothbound time machine -- Libby Purves * Times Literary Supplement *
Funny, acute and revealing by turns... a tantalising, nostalgia-inducing glimpse into a young life and a lost world -- Lettie Kennedy * Guardian *
A heady mix of bookish teenage passions and 1950s nostalgia * Good Housekeeping *

About Margaret Forster

Born in Carlisle, Margaret Forster was the author of many successful and acclaimed novels, including Have the Men Had Enough?, Lady's Maid, Diary of an Ordinary Woman, Is There Anything You Want? , Keeping the World Away, Over and The Unknown Bridesmaid. She also wrote bestselling memoirs - Hidden Lives, Precious Lives and, most recently, My Life in Houses - and biographies. She was married to writer and journalist Hunter Davies and lived in London and the Lake District. She died in February 2016, just before her last novel, How to Measure a Cow, was published.

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GOR011135169
9781784742232
1784742236
Diary of an Ordinary Schoolgirl by Margaret Forster
Margaret Forster
Used - Like New
Hardback
Vintage Publishing
20171207
192
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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