War Among Ladies

Miss Cullen is in a difficult situation. She is four years from retirement and can no longer meet the educational standards expected or control her pupils. If she is sacked or doesn't work until she's 60, she will lose her pension. Her colleagues embark on a campaign against her, and she retaliates by involving the school inspector. Viola Kennedy, a young new teacher, gets caught up in the conspiracies and swirling resentments.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 08 September 2022
Publisher: British Library Publishing

Miss Cullen finds herself in a truly dreadful predicament. Four years away from her retirement, she is unable to meet the educational standards expected of her at Besley High School for Girls, and her pupils seem to have lost control. She knows that no other school will hire her at this point, but if she is sacked or chooses not to work until she reaches the age of 60, she will lose her pension. Her only hope is to cling on, but her poor exam results are negatively impacting the reputation of the entire school. Her colleagues launch a campaign against her in an attempt to save their own positions, and she retaliates by involving the school inspector. Amid this hostile environment, a young and optimistic new teacher named Viola Kennedy arrives, only to become caught up in the conspiracies and swirling resentments. This novel is a quietly devastating portrayal of the realities of life for single working women in the 1920s and the systems that failed them.

Miss Cullen finds herself in a truly dreadful predicament. Four years away from her retirement, she is unable to meet the educational standards expected of her at Besley High School for Girls, and her pupils seem to have lost control. She knows that no other school will hire her at this point, but if she is sacked or chooses not to work until she reaches the age of 60, she will lose her pension. Her only hope is to cling on, but her poor exam results are negatively impacting the reputation of the entire school. Her colleagues launch a campaign against her in an attempt to save their own positions, and she retaliates by involving the school inspector. Amid this hostile environment, a young and optimistic new teacher named Viola Kennedy arrives, only to become caught up in the conspiracies and swirling resentments. This novel is a quietly devastating portrayal of the realities of life for single working women in the 1920s and the systems that failed them.

Dimension: 190 x 130 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780712354622