Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - The Flight of the Maidens

The Flight of the Maidens
The Flight of the Maidens
Author: Jane Gardam
Set in the post-War summer of 1946 in the north of England and peopled with extraordinary characters, the story centres on the coming of age of three young women in the months between leaving school and taking up their scholarships at university. There is Una Vane, whose widowed mother runs a hairdressing salon in her front room (Maison Vane Glo...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780349114248
ISBN-10: 0349114242
Publication Date: 10/4/2001
Rating:
  ?
0 stars, based on 0 rating
Publisher: Time Warner Books Uk
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review

Top Member Book Reviews

 reviewed The Flight of the Maidens on + 18 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
a great historical-fiction set in WWII time
reviewed The Flight of the Maidens on + 28 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I found this very interesting, a glimpse into the life of 3 very different young women in post WW2 England
reviewed The Flight of the Maidens on + 5 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
All kinds of twists and turns in this one!
morgan2010 avatar reviewed The Flight of the Maidens on + 171 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
It's the summer of 1946, a time of food coupins and rations, of postwar deprivtions..... the book is not this depressing!... as 3 girls go to university, their struggles give them the meaning in their lives and their life long frienships are forever.
Read All 4 Book Reviews of "The Flight of the Maidens"


Genres:


Back to the Top ↑
By using this Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms of Use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
US Patent Number 7,877,315 | Copyright © 2004 - 2024 PaperBackSwap.com. All Rights Reserved.