The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
by Muriel Spark | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: Global Overview for this book
ISBN: Global Overview for this book
Registered by rhythmbiscuit of Northglenn, Colorado USA on 10/8/2008
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
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Amazon Review:
"Miss Jean Brodie is a upper-crusty teacher of well-bred "gerrrrls" in an Edinburgh school. She is aware, suddenly, that she is in "her prime", that is to say, she realizes that she is no longer a young woman yet she has gained something more valuable than youth; experience, power and discernment.
Her sense of power originates from knowing her motivations, her strengths, her foibles and her desires. She acts on these instincts. Some of her power is maternal (though she is unmarried) and she nurtures the best of her girls, the "creme de la creme" as she calls them, as if they were her own daughters. She seizes opportunity for love, she rebels against anyone who tries to reign her in. But, does she over-reach herself or is she being unfairly treated as that most misunderstood of all creatures, a middle-aged, intelligent woman?"
"Miss Jean Brodie is a upper-crusty teacher of well-bred "gerrrrls" in an Edinburgh school. She is aware, suddenly, that she is in "her prime", that is to say, she realizes that she is no longer a young woman yet she has gained something more valuable than youth; experience, power and discernment.
Her sense of power originates from knowing her motivations, her strengths, her foibles and her desires. She acts on these instincts. Some of her power is maternal (though she is unmarried) and she nurtures the best of her girls, the "creme de la creme" as she calls them, as if they were her own daughters. She seizes opportunity for love, she rebels against anyone who tries to reign her in. But, does she over-reach herself or is she being unfairly treated as that most misunderstood of all creatures, a middle-aged, intelligent woman?"
Journal Entry 2 by rhythmbiscuit at Painted Horse Cafe & Bakery in Albuquerque, New Mexico USA on Sunday, November 30, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (11/30/2008 UTC) at Painted Horse Cafe & Bakery in Albuquerque, New Mexico USA
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What you have in your hands is an honest-to-goodness gift, no strings attached. You may keep it forever and ever, pass it on to a friend, or release it in the wild like I did. I know it may seem a little odd to find this lying around--it's my way of touching the lives of others in a positive way, with the hope that it made your day. ;)
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