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Post by Helen Houghton
ReplyDeleteI picked up a copy for myself at Waterstone's Bury St Edmunds on WBN.
I had not read this book before but remember seeing the film when I was young. This book struck many resonances with me as although I was born in the 50's and this book is set in the 30's, it seems to me that by the time I reached the age of the Brodie Set, things had not changed much in Britain.
Like Miss Brodie in the 30's many women were single as a consequence of so many young men dieing in the War.
Young girls of an impressionable age latch onto role models wherever they find them, is Miss Brodie so different then to the celebrities young girls idoise today. The big difference for me is that Jean Brodie knew exactly what she was doing and was preparing the girls to somehow take in the world in ways she would have if only goven the chance. The bitter ironic twist of betrayal gives this book, for me, it's cutting edge.
I really enjoyed reading this small, but perfectly formed book.
let me know if you enjoyed it to
I am going on a train journey to Bath ext week and will give the book away there.
Helen