Kathryn Ecclestone
Vera Brittain's Early Life - A Different Story
Feminist and pacifist Vera Brittain condemned her cossetted upbringing in the fashionable spa town of Buxton between 1905 and 1915 with remorseless fervour. Her one-sided portrayal omitted how this period shaped a complicated, unusual young woman who became one of the 20th century’s most important literary and political figures. Vera Brittain’s family connections with the Holehird Estate at Windermere also gave her a deep love of the Lake District.
- Testament of Lost Youth (Pen and Sword)
- View Book
- Wednesday, 11th March 2026
- 12:15pm
- Studio
- £13.00
