Romance Books > Romantic Historical Books

Share to Facebook

Share to Pinterest

Share to Twitter

ISBN: 1558612165

ISBN13: 9781558612167

The Chinese Garden

Name: this sequel to Fields of Gold...
Item: On Wings of the Morning
Rating: 5
Author: Thriftbooks.com User

By Marie Bostwick

Select Format

Select Condition

You Might Also Enjoy

from: $5.29

from: $21.19

from: $5.49

from: $4.49

from: $7.69

The Silence of the Girls

Pat Barker

from: $7.69

Airman's Odyssey

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

from: $5.39

Einstein in Love: (A Scientific Romance)

Dennis Overbye

from: $4.69

The Groves of Academe

Mary McCarthy

from: $7.39

The Gargoyle Hunters

John Freeman Gill

from: $5.09

A Guide for Grown-ups: Essential Wisdom from the Collected Works of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

from: $4.49

Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination

Edogawa Rampo

from: $9.99

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

from: $7.69

from: $4.59

Andrew Lang, Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang

from: $9.49

from: $5.39

from: $6.89

from: $8.89

Dragon In The Harbour

Rosemary Manning

Out of Stock

Mixed Blessings: A Novel

Marian Cockrell

Out of Stock

Book Overview

A "very intelligent, sensitive, and compelling" novel of adolescent rebellion and sexual awakening at a girls' boarding school (Anthony Burgess).

Set in a repressive British girls' boarding school in the late 1920s--where not only sexuality but femininity is squashed--Rosemary Manning's "wonderful" 1962 novel is the coming-of-age story of sixteen-year-old Rachel, a sensitive, bright, and innocent student (The Guardian). Rachel finds refuge from the Spartan conditions, strict regime, fierce discipline, and formidable headmistress at Bampfield in a secret garden. She also finds friendship there, with a rebellious girl named Margaret.

As Margaret has her mind expanded by a scandalous tome entitled The Well of Loneliness, she engages in a bold, forbidden act--the ultimate transgression at Bampfield--and Rachel is drawn into the turmoil. Confronted with the persecution of her friend and troubled by a growing awareness of her own sensuality, Rachel faces an impossible choice that drives her to desperate measures.

Selected as one of the Top 10 Lesbian Books by the Guardian, "Rosemary Manning's unjustly forgotten novel is a deft depiction of innocence and the forces of hypocrisy, paranoia, and self-hatred that betray innocence" (Lillian Faderman, author of Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers).

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1558612165

ISBN13:9781558612167

Release Date:June 1999

Publisher:Feminist Press

Length:208 Pages

Weight:0.60 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Related Subjects

Contemporary Fiction Historical Literature & Fiction Romance

More by Rosemary Manning

from: $5.49

from: $5.29

from: $7.69

from: $21.19

Dragon In The Harbour

Rosemary Manning

Out of Stock

Open the Door

Rosemary Manning

Out of Stock

Railways and Railwaymen

Rosemary Manning

Out of Stock

Arripay

Rosemary Manning

Out of Stock

The shape of innocence

Rosemary Manning

Out of Stock

Boney Was a Warrior (Antelope Books)

Rosemary Manning

Out of Stock

A Time and a Time: An Autobiography

Rosemary Manning

Out of Stock

A Corridor of Mirrors

Rosemary Manning

Out of Stock

Customer Reviews

6 customer ratings | 5 reviews

Write a Review

Rated 5 stars
Culture and Psychology

By Thriftbooks.com User, April 18, 2010

I order this book for school, and it was in great shape. It was in better shape than some of the books at the book store. It had an excellent delivery turn around.

0Report

Rated 5 stars
good job.

By Thriftbooks.com User, October 4, 2005

exactly what i expected. delivery was on time and the condition of the book was accurately described in the original order, so no surprises or missing pages.

0Report