· Set in a repressive British girls’ boarding school in the late s—where not only sexuality but femininity is squashed—Rosemary Manning’s “wonderful” 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 ISBN The Chinese Garden. Download or Read online The Chinese Garden full in PDF, ePub and kindle. This book written by Rosemary Manning and published by The Feminist Press at CUNY which was released on with total pages The Bampfield School for Girls is housed in a crumbling country estate where "the physical standards are those of Dartmoor, the religion perverted, and the games mistress a sadist"-and where love between students is the ultimate crime. Into this world comes sixteen-year-old Rachel, a young woman who loves the round symmetries of Latin verse and the melancholy beauty of the Somerset countryside.
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 s—where not only sexuality but femininity is squashed—Rosemary Manning's "wonderful" novel is the coming-of-age story of sixteen-year-old Rachel, a sensitive. The Bampfield School for Girls is housed in a crumbling country estate where "the physical standards are those of Dartmoor, the religion perverted, and the games mistress a sadist"-and where love between students is the ultimate crime. Into this world comes sixteen-year-old Rachel, a young woman who loves the round symmetries of Latin verse and the melancholy beauty of the Somerset countryside. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for CHINESE GARDEN By Rosemary Manning at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
The Chinese Garden by Rosemary Manning, Patricia Juliana Smith. Click here for the lowest price! Paperback, , Set in a repressive British girls’ boarding school in the late s—where not only sexuality but femininity is squashed—Rosemary Manning’s “wonderful” 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. --Anthony BurgessFor course use in: lesbian literature, literature of education, 20th-century British literature, women's literatureRosemary Manning was the author of six novels, many of them set in her native West Country of England, and two volumes of www.doorway.ruia Juliana Smith teaches English at the University of.
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