This literary biography of the twentieth-century novelist Olivia Manning tells the story of a writer whose life and work were shaped by her own fierce ambition, and, like many of her generation, the events and aftermath of the Second World War....
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This literary biography of the twentieth-century novelist Olivia Manning tells the story of a writer whose life and work were shaped by her own fierce ambition, and, like many of her generation, the events and aftermath of the Second World War. Olivia Manning was a visible presence on the British literary scene throughout her life and her work provides a detailed insight into the period.