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The Getting of Wisdom
The Getting of Wisdom
Author: Henry Handel Richardson
The subject of this book is a young woman: an awkward, insecure, restless and 'knowing' child who learns that self-realisation depends on rebellion and escape, but that the latter will first demand at least the semblance of conformity. In telling lies, Laura learns both the astonishing allure of fiction and the social costs of stepping b...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780385271899
ISBN-10: 0385271891
Publication Date: 1981
Pages: 233
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Publisher: Dial Press
Book Type: Unknown Binding
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover
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Those who saw the delightful film, The Getting of Wisdom will be equally charmed by the novel that inspired it. The unforgettable adolescent heroine unsuccessfully wages a comic but agonizing struggle to stifle her true self in order to conform to the banality around her.


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