![]() ![]() Olivia achieves the purity of classic tragedy New York Times Book ReviewĮxtraordinary.as accomplished and perfect as possible in its feeling, its decorum and tact, its secret lyricism. The chapter from Dorothy Strachey's Olivia, which deals with the well-worn topic of a schoolgirl's love for her teacher, seems fresh and beautifully done Julie Burchill, Sunday TimesĪ narrative of sheer emotion. Told from the perspective of old age reflecting back on when ‘ I was innocent, ' at the age of 16, ‘ with the innocence of ignorance, ’ his exquisitel ‘ I must feed on beauty and rapture in. It is the story of an overheated emotional glasshouse, of an awakening and febrile yearnings, of the anguished decoding of tiny signals of intention from the beloved, of fervid alliances and bitter jealousies between two factions of girls, and the falling out of the two teachers they adore, with a shattering conclusion Guardian Olivia, Dorothy Strachey’s only novel, is not only an achievement of lesbian fiction in the late 1940’s but of literary fiction in general. ![]() It has a strange combination of strength and delicacy The Times Considered one of the most subtle and beautifully written lesbian novels of the century, this 1949 classic returns to print in a Cleis Press edition. Perfectly captures the breathless excitement of adolescent passion Sarah WatersĪ remarkable novel which is unique in its presentation of the female mind and emotions in teachers and pupils at a girls' school. ![]()
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