At Bampfield, a repressive English girls' boarding school in the late 1920s, sixteen-year-old Rachel finds refuge from the strict regime and formidable headmistress in a secret garden, and friendship with a rebellious girl named Margaret. When Margaret, inspired by The Well of Loneliness, commits a forbidden act, Rachel is drawn into the turmoil. Facing her friend's persecution and her own awakening sensuality, Rachel is forced into an impossible choice.
Details
| ISBN | 9781558614147 |
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| Publisher | Independent Publishers Group (Chicago Review Press) |
| Format | Digital/E-Book |
| No. of Pages | 208 |
| Language | English |
| Notes | First published 1962. The Feminist Press edition (ISBN 9781558612167) has an afterword by Patricia Juliana Smith. Named one of the Guardian's top 10 lesbian books. Setting: an English girls' boarding school, late 1920s. |
| Genre | Coming of Age; Fiction; Vintage |
| Subject | Fiction |