Confinement
Two women, a hundred years apart - and the decisions which link them...
''A superbly crafted novel about duty, compromise and inspiration'' Sunday Times
1849: Bess Hardemon arrives at the grimly Dickensian Priors Heath school, little knowing that she will one day end up as an inspiring and legendary headmistress - but at considerable personal cost.
1970: Sarah Beckett is delighted to gain a place at...
Two women, a hundred years apart - and the decisions which link them...
''A superbly crafted novel about duty, compromise and inspiration'' Sunday Times
1849: Bess Hardemon arrives at the grimly Dickensian Priors Heath school, little knowing that she will one day end up as an inspiring and legendary headmistress - but at considerable personal cost.
1970: Sarah Beckett is delighted to gain a place at...
