A Long Way From Verona - Jane Gardam

Jane Gardam Is A Wonderful Writer. Her Understanding Of Character And Use Of Language Are Both Remarkable' The Times ' A Long Way From Verona Is A Brilliant, Witty, And Agonizingly True-to-life Novel' Times Literary Supplement 'a Fiercly Funny And Personal Book' Economist 'comedy And Sympathy Are The Marks Of Gardams Talent' Guardian 'i Ought To Tell You At The Beginning That I Am Not Quite Normal Having Had A Violent Experience At The Age Of Nine' Jessica Vyes 'violent Experience' Colours Her Schooldays And Her Reaction To The World Around Her- A Confining World Of Order Marks, Wartime Restrictions, Viyella Dresses, Nicely-restrained Essays And Dusty Tea Shops. For Jessica She Has Been Told That She Is 'beyond All Possible Doubt', A Born Writer.