Biography of the English writer, pacifist and feminist Vera Brittain (1893-1970). The authors chronicle her provincial upbringing, university education, the evolution of her feminism, and the losses of her fiancé, brother and two friends in World War I. They examine her struggles to become a successfull writer, her relationship with writer Winifred Holtby and her marriage with political scientist George Catlin. Oorspr. uitgave : Chatto & Windus, 1995