Sally Nicholls
Author of Ways To Live Forever
About the Author
Image credit: Photo by Tom Harris, 2006.
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Works by Sally Nicholls
Staying Home 1 copy
Associated Works
War Girls: A Collection of First World War Stories Through the Eyes of Young Women (2014) — Contributor — 43 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1983-06-22
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- UK
UK - Places of residence
- London, England, UK
Stockton-on-Tees - Education
- University of Warwick
Bath Spa University
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Statistics
- Works
- 27
- Also by
- 3
- Members
- 1,335
- Popularity
- #19,286
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 83
- ISBNs
- 151
- Languages
- 15
Their round-robin style letters, written to two and answered the same way, are lively and interesting, and a commentary on the lives of women and the many aspects of life that they were and were not allowed to do in the late nineteenth century.
Tirzah is the most immature of the three and the most dramatic in her letters, though the reader cannot blame her for her miserable lifestyle. Why is her grandmother so cold and demanding? Polly loves working at the orphanage and is drawn to three little boys who were left by their stepmother when their father was killed in India, and Sophia is trying to make a good match to help support her family.
Along with their notes, other letter writers appear who are central to the characters and are a welcome addition to the story. They help round out the story and fulfill the plot nicely.… (more)