Annie Murray
Miss Purdy's Class
- ISBN 13:
- 9781447206484
- author:
- Annie Murray
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Pan
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 528
- Dimensions:
- 13.2 x 19.8 cm
- Genre:
- Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Gwen Purdy, a 21-year-old schoolteacher, starts her new job in Birmingham in 1936. She faces challenges as she tries to connect with her students, many of whom come from poor backgrounds. Gwen is drawn into the lives of her pupils, particularly Lucy Fernandez, who has epilepsy and is considered a 'cripple'. As Gwen gets to know Lucy's family, including Daniel, a young man fighting for workers' rights, she finds herself falling in love with him. As tensions rise in Spain, Gwen must confront the secrets Daniel keeps. The story unfolds against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War, where the Brigades are mobilized to fight. Gwen's relationships with her students and Daniel become increasingly complicated as she navigates her feelings for him. In this novel, Annie Murray explores themes of love, class, and social justice in 1930s Britain.
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