In 1935 a cri de coeur published in "The Nursery World" spawned the Cooperative Correspondence Club, a shifting group of women from varied social and educational backgrounds, who together wrote a fortnightly annotated round robin "newsletter". The CCC endured for over 50 years, in a spirit of mutual support and friendship. Although many of the contributions have not survived, which makes this collection a bit piecemeal despite Bailey's helpful biographical in-filling, what remains is absorbing, sometimes hilarious, and often moving.
(Siobhan Thomson - bwl 49 January 2009 ) |
