Diary of an Ordinary Schoolgirl by Margaret Forster

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!

The diary is slight, but very sweetYou 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 *

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.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781784742232
ISBN 10	1784742236
Title	Diary of an Ordinary Schoolgirl
Author	Margaret Forster
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2017-12-07
Number of pages	192
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.