Frost in May (Virago Modern Classics) - Softcover

White, Antonia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0860680495 ISBN 13: 9780860680499

Publisher: Random House, Inc., 1987

Synopsis

At the age of nine a girl enters a convent boarding school, dedicated to the "creation of soldiers of Christ, accustomed to hardship and ridicule". In this enclosed world, forbidden but passionate friendships provide the only deviation from a regime that almost stifles her young soul.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Nanda Gray, daughter of a Catholic convert, is nine when in 1908 she goes to the Convent of the Five Wounds. Quick–witted, resilient, and enthusiastic, she eagerly adapts to this cloistered world, learning rigid conformity and subjection to authority. Passionate friendships are the only deviation from her total obedience. Convent life — the smell of beeswax and incense, the petty cruelty of the nuns, the glamour and eccentricity of Nanda's friends — is perfectly captured by Antonia White.

About the Author:

Antonia White was born in 1899 and educated at in London at St. Paul's and RADA. She worked as a journalist and in the Foreign Office.

About this edition

• Publisher: Random House, Inc.
• Publication date: 1987
• ISBN 10: 0860680495
• ISBN 13: 9780860680499
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224