
Synopsis
A soul-stirring novel of pride and greed, and its terrible retribution . . .
When her father forced her to leave school, and cut off all her contact with the past and future, Mary Brodie’s whole life became the narrow compass of her family’s cold, comfortless house in a small Scottish town.
Her mean and ambitious father tyrannized over his timid,...
Details
640 pages
Imprint: Pan
Reviews
Immensely successfulThe Spectator
A.J. Cronin was perhaps the most successful novelist of the 1930s . . . probably as significant a figure as J.B. PriestleyThe English Historical Review
One of the most popular authors in the English speaking worldNew York Times