From man to man, or, Perhaps only ... / Olive Schreiner ; with a new introduction by Paul Foot

By:

Schreiner, Olive, 1855-1920 [author]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Virago modern classicPublisher: London : Virago Press, 1982Description: xvii, 507 pagesContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

086068301X

Other title:

Perhaps only [Other title]

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

823.8

Summary: " This is the story of two sisters, Rebekah and Bertie, brought up in isolation on a tree-covered farm, tucked away among the ribs of a mountain in the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa). We see Rebekah marry and become the mother of three sons, constantly humiliated by her philandering husband, while Bertie, the younger and more beautiful sister drifts from youthful seduction to life as a prostitute in London. Both women are betrayed through their sexuality, but this is a powerful novel with many themes, remarkable for its celebration of sisterhood and female creativity and its impassioned plea for greater love and understanding between women and men."--Cover

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Book	Project 8 Branch Reference Section	Women’s Collection	WC 823.8 Sc378f 1982 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	132598d

" This is the story of two sisters, Rebekah and Bertie, brought up in isolation on a tree-covered farm, tucked away among the ribs of a mountain in the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa). We see Rebekah marry and become the mother of three sons, constantly humiliated by her philandering husband, while Bertie, the younger and more beautiful sister drifts from youthful seduction to life as a prostitute in London. Both women are betrayed through their sexuality, but this is a powerful novel with many themes, remarkable for its celebration of sisterhood and female creativity and its impassioned plea for greater love and understanding between women and men."--Cover

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