{"product_id":"vera-brittain-a-life","title":"Vera Brittain A Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch4\u003eThe definitive biography of Vera Brittain, acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eTestament of Youth\u003c\/i\u003e. With a new introduction by Mark Bostridge.\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Riveting and authoritative'' \u003c\/b\u003eKate Figes,\u003ci\u003e Independent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Honest, precise and smart'' \u003c\/b\u003eNatasha Walter,\u003ci\u003e Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''They succeed triumphantly... A fascinating portrait'' \u003c\/b\u003eFiona MacCarthy, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVera Brittain is most widely known as the woman who immortalized a lost generation in her haunting autobiography of the Great War, \u003ci\u003eTestament of Youth\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis biography is the most comprehensive, authoritative life of one of the most remarkable women of her time. Based on unpublished papers and first-hand knowledge, the authors create a candid and sympathetic portrait of the writer, pacifist and feminist. They reveal the truth about Vera Brittain''s ''semi-detached'' marriage, her friendship with Winifred Holtby, and her relationships with her brother Edward and fiancé Roland Leighton, killed in the First World War, memories of whom haunted her all her days. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Whitbread Prize, the NCR Non-Fiction Prize and the Fawcett Prize.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315356606846,"sku":"NW9780349015019","price":14.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780349015019.jpg?v=1778715792","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/vera-brittain-a-life","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}