Brenda Jagger (1936–1986)
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Obres de Brenda Jagger
Moln Över Kullarna 2 exemplars
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- Nom normalitzat
- Jagger, Brenda
- Nom oficial
- Jagger, Brenda
- Data de naixement
- 1936
- Data de defunció
- 1986
- Gènere
- female
- Nacionalitat
- Groot-Brittannië
- Lloc de naixement
- Yorkshire, UK
- Professions
- Schrijfster
- Biografia breu
- Brenda Jagger was born on 1936 in Yorkshire, England, UK, which was the setting for many of her books including her famous ‘Barforth’ family saga. The recurring central themes of her work are marriage, womanhood, class, identity, and money in the Victorian Era. Her work has been praised for its compelling plots and moving storylines as well as its exacting emotional descriptions. Her later novel A Song Twice Over won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award in 1986.
Married, she had three daughters. Worked in Paris and as a probation officer in the north of England. She passed away in 1986.
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Estadístiques
- Obres
- 19
- Membres
- 229
- Popularitat
- #98,340
- Valoració
- 4.0
- Ressenyes
- 3
- ISBN
- 102
- Llengües
- 6
- Preferit
- 2
From the bland title and ambiguous description, I didn't know what to expect. All I did know, this is a favorite historical period of mine. I did enjoy the novel, although it was too melodramatic in parts. Antonia herself was a strong heroine, who knew her own mind and tried to make her own life, despite familial pressures. A major stereotype of the romance novel appeared--mainly in the form of Antonia's lover, the historical Fabius Valens, a general of Emperor Vitellius and her feelings about him. I did like the author's writing style and I got a good sense of that tumultuous time in history.… (més)