War Among Ladies

Eleanor Scott, Simon Thomas

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British Library Publishing
08 September 2022

Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Series: British Library Women Writers

Miss Cullen finds herself in a dreadful predicament. Four years from retirement, she can no longer meet the educational standards expected nor control her pupils at Besley High School for girls. She knows that no other school will hire her now, but if she is sacked or doesn't work until she's 60, she will lose her pension. Her only hope is to hang on. But her poor exam results affect the standing of the whole school. Her colleagues embark on a campaign against her to save their own positions and she retaliates by involving the school inspector. Into this hostile environment comes Viola Kennedy, a young new teacher full of optimism and ideas, who instead gets caught up in the conspiracies and swirling resentments. A quietly devastating novel about the realities of life for single working women in the 1920s and the systems that failed them.

By: Eleanor Scott
Afterword by: Simon Thomas
Imprint: British Library Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Volume: 16
Dimensions: Height: 190mm, Width: 130mm,
ISBN: 9780712354622
ISBN 10: 071235462X
Series: British Library Women Writers
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 08 September 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Eleanor Scott (1893-1965) was born Helen Madeleine Leys. She initially became a teacher before turning to writing. War Among Ladies (1928) was the first novel she published under the pen name Eleanor Scott. She is best known today for her collection of weird short stories, Randalls Round, published in the British Library Tales of the Weird series in 2021.

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""'War Among Ladies' is filled with twists and turns, ugly politics, scheming and so much drama. It is quite a page turner of a novel, written very well and with great sympathy for the central character of Miss Cullen."" --Bagful of Books

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