The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Recommended by Alan Taylor, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #94 in Fascism
Edinburgh, 1930, and the world is on the brink of change. Leading the charge is the glamorous, free-spirited Miss Jean Brodie, schoolteacher at the Marcia Blaine Academy, whose guiding principle is 'Give me a girl at an impressionable age and she'll be mine for life. I am dedicated to you in my prime.' While Miss Brodie manipulates and charms 'her girls' - known as the Brodie Set - with notions of romance and heroism, tragedy and a cruel betrayal beckon. less
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Alan Taylor It’s a fascinating book, beautifully written and, as a slim novel, you can go back to it every year and always find something new in it. (Source)
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