The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie |
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Author:
| Spark, Muriel |
Series title: | Popular Penguins Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-14-119505-6 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2010 |
Publisher: | Penguin Books, Limited
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $14.99 |
Book Description:
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Romantic, heroic, comic and tragic, unconventional schoolmistress Jean Brodie has become and iconic figure in post-war fiction. Her glamour, freethinking ideas and manipulative charm hold dangerous sway over her girls at the Marcia Blaine Academy - the 'cr me de la cr me' - who become the Brodie Set, introduced to a world of adult games they will never forget.
Romantic, heroic, comic and tragic, unconventional schoolmistress Jean Brodie has become and iconic figure in post-war fiction. Her glamour, freethinking ideas and manipulative charm hold dangerous sway over her girls at the Marcia Blaine Academy - the 'cr me de la cr me' - who become the Brodie Set, introduced to a world of adult games they will never forget.