South Riding by Winifred Holtby
A rich, panoramic portrait of a Yorkshire community in the thirties that carries surprising and refreshing echoes of our own time.
Rich in humour and worldly insight . . this panoramic story of local politics stands as testament not only to Holtby's strong belief in public service * Independent *
While the novel undoubtedly remains a fascinating depiction of a time and place, it is more than that. In its portrait of the workings of a community, in its celebration of social spirit, and in Burton's final urging of her girls to serve yet also to challenge and question and strive, it feels both timely and necessary * Guardian *
Holtby's personal masterpiece: a novel that works beautifully on all sorts of levels, capturing the life of a whole community even as it offers us the passions, frustrations and tragedies of individual lives . . . I can't say enough good things about this book -- Sarah Waters
A triumph of personality, a testament of its author's undaunted philosophy -- Vera Brittain
One of my favourite novels: a life-enhancing, twentieth-century masterpiece -- Charlotte Mendelson
The chief interest of the book . . . lies in the panoramic view of the community, with individuals coming out in sharp relief, dramatic and humorous and tragic * Kirkus Reviews *
a triumph of personality, a testament of its author's undaunted philosophy * Vera Brittain *
While the novel undoubtedly remains a fascinating depiction of a time and place, it is more than that. In its portrait of the workings of a community, in its celebration of social spirit, and in Burton's final urging of her girls to serve yet also to challenge and question and strive, it feels both timely and necessary * Guardian *
Holtby's personal masterpiece: a novel that works beautifully on all sorts of levels, capturing the life of a whole community even as it offers us the passions, frustrations and tragedies of individual lives . . . I can't say enough good things about this book -- Sarah Waters
A triumph of personality, a testament of its author's undaunted philosophy -- Vera Brittain
One of my favourite novels: a life-enhancing, twentieth-century masterpiece -- Charlotte Mendelson
The chief interest of the book . . . lies in the panoramic view of the community, with individuals coming out in sharp relief, dramatic and humorous and tragic * Kirkus Reviews *
a triumph of personality, a testament of its author's undaunted philosophy * Vera Brittain *
Winifred Holtby (1898-1935) was an English journalist and novelist. Holtby was a committed socialist and feminist who wrote the classic South Riding as a warm yet sharp social critique of the well-to-do farming community she was born into. This was adapted into a British Drama film and later a television adaptation by the BBC. She wrote a lot of literary fiction, biographies and memoirs. She was a good friend of Vera Brittain, possibly portraying her as Delia in The Crowded Street. She died at the age of thirty-seven.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780860689690 |
| ISBN 10 | 0860689697 |
| Title | South Riding |
| Author | Winifred Holtby |
| Series | Virago Modern Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2010-11-26 |
| Number of pages | 544 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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