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    Frost in May is a 1933 novel by the British author Antonia White that was reissued in 1978 as the first book in Virago Press 's Modern Classics series of books by neglected women authors.

  2. Jun 9, 2018 · Tessa Hadley. Sat 9 Jun 2018 08.00 EDT. F irst published in 1933, Frost in May is based on Antonia White’s own pre-first world war girlhood experiences at a convent school in Roehampton, and...

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  4. Feb 17, 2011 · 'Frost in May is the unsurpassed novel of convent school life. This story of a clash between a determined young girl and an authoritarian regime is both perceptive and painfully emotional, convincing in every detail' - Hermione Lee, Observer. With a new introduction by Tessa Hadley.

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  5. Frost in May: With John Carson, Elizabeth Shepherd, Janet Maw, Daniel Day-Lewis. Adaptation of a series of novels by Antonia White about a young girl challenging her authoritarian Catholic environment as she grows up.

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  6. Frost in May #1. Antonia White, Elizabeth Bowen (Introduction) 3.85. 2,072 ratings226 reviews. Nanda Gray, the daughter of a Catholic convert, is nine when she is sent to the Convent of Five Wounds. Quick-witted, resilient, and eager to please, she adapts to this cloistered world, learning rigid conformity and subjection to authority.

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  7. Aug 25, 2022 · Antonia White (born Eirene Botting, March 31, 1899 – April 10, 1980) was a British author best known for her autobiographical novel Frost in May . In addition to producing other novels and short stories, she was an accomplished translator from French to English.

  8. Apr 30, 2019 · 4.0 281 ratings. See all formats and editions. 'Frost in May is the unsurpassed novel of convent school life.

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