Shared Lives by Lyndall Gordon
This is the story of three girls who grew up in Cape Town in the 1950s. They were shaped by the South African past, the absurdities of a girls' school, and the pressures to marry at an early age. All three died young. At the centre of the group was Romy, the exuberant daughter of Jewish immigrants. A rebel at school, a resister of weddings, she enraged the men who loved her. As we follow Romy's explosive course, Ellie's struggle with loneliness in her career as a psychologist, and Rose's disappearance into marriage and motherhood, it is the redemptive power of friendship between women that comes to the fore. Through the eyes a school friend - Lyndall Gordon, prize-winning biographer of T.S. Eliot and Virginia Woolf - the significance of their lives, and their hidden courage and resourcefulness, are revealed. Three obscure women, who left nothing but their stories, letters and memories, are brought to life.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780099424611 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099424614 |
| Title | Shared Lives |
| Author | Lyndall Gordon |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 1994-03-17 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |