Hetty, Una and Lieselotte, three young women waiting to go to university in the post-war summer of 1946, stretch their wings and discover themselves and the wider world. As always with Gardam, the apparent simplicity disguises a host of rich veins of insight, in this case into rites of passage and how these relate with the past. A lovely, intelligent, humorous and extremely readable book.
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 38 February 2007 ) |
