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Sister Genevieve John Rae

Sister Genevieve By John Rae

Sister Genevieve by John Rae


$17.19
Condition - Very Good
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Summary

Sister Genevieve was headmistress of a Catholic girls' comprehensive in a Republican stronghold in Belfast from the 1960s to 80s. This book is both a portrait of how a teacher can take children from a deprived background and give them new horizons, and a look at the human side of the Troubles.

Sister Genevieve Summary

Sister Genevieve by John Rae

Sister Genevieve was headmistress of a large Catholic girls comprehensive in a Republican stronghold on the Falls, in Belfast, from the 1960s to the 1980s. This book is both an inspiring portrait of a school and how a teacher can take children from a deprived background and give them new horizons and opportunities, and a poignant look at the human dimension to the Troubles. Some of Sister Genevieve's girls make it to Cambridge University in spite of tremendous obstacles, others join the IRA. Bombs are part of the routine of school life and Sister Genevieve has to steer a careful course between educating the girls and keeping in with their parents, many of them members of Sinn Fein. John Rae's biography tells the unusual story of a remarkable woman.

About John Rae

John Rae has known Sister Genevieve since 1987. He was the distinguished headmaster of Westminster School from 1970 to 1986 and is an acclaimed novelist and historian.

Additional information

GOR002784777
9780316856324
0316856320
Sister Genevieve by John Rae
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Little, Brown & Company
20010405
256
N/A
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