A Happy English Child
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A semi-autobiographical novel steeped in dark wit and psychological acuity, A Happy English Child chronicles the turbulent childhood and adolescence of a young girl navigating the suffocating world of postwar English upper-middle-class society. Ursula Zilinsky presents her protagonist's formative years with a sharp, satirical eye, unmasking the hypocrisies, cruelties, and quiet despairs lurking beneath the veneer of respectable domesticity. The narrative unfolds with a tone that is simultaneously wry and melancholic, illustrating how institutions of family, school, and social expectation can wound as deeply as any overt trauma. Rich in period detail and psychological depth, the novel stands as a compelling portrait of a sensitive mind struggling to survive — and ultimately define itself against — the rigid conventions of mid-twentieth-century England.
Author: Ursula Zilinsky
Format: Hardback
Published: 1988, Severn House
Genre: Modern fiction
Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
A semi-autobiographical novel steeped in dark wit and psychological acuity, A Happy English Child chronicles the turbulent childhood and adolescence of a young girl navigating the suffocating world of postwar English upper-middle-class society. Ursula Zilinsky presents her protagonist's formative years with a sharp, satirical eye, unmasking the hypocrisies, cruelties, and quiet despairs lurking beneath the veneer of respectable domesticity. The narrative unfolds with a tone that is simultaneously wry and melancholic, illustrating how institutions of family, school, and social expectation can wound as deeply as any overt trauma. Rich in period detail and psychological depth, the novel stands as a compelling portrait of a sensitive mind struggling to survive — and ultimately define itself against — the rigid conventions of mid-twentieth-century England.