Quest - Softcover

Hull, Helen R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1558610219 ISBN 13: 9781558610217

Publisher: Feminist Press at The City University of New York, 1993

Synopsis

"Extraordinary in that it presents a female adolescent who is intelligent, strong willed, and who embodies criticism of the middle-class economic and social status of women." —Publishers Weekly

This story of a young woman&;s coming of age in a small Midwestern town at the turn of the century, first published in 1922. Challenged by middle-class economic hardship, distrust of her unhappy parents, and the unjust social status of women, the intelligent and strong-willed heroine struggles to attain a sense of herself. Her triumph, as she leaves for college and a career as teacher and writer, is the triumph of all children who refuse to relive the mistakes of their parents.

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Review

"As a child groping for the beauty of peace [Jean] is drawn with fine sympathy. . . . Quest breathes the very essence of drama. It is a book to pick up a second time." --New York Tribune (1923)

"Extraordinary in that it presents a female adolescent who is intelligent, strong willed, and who embodies criticism of the middle-class economic and social status of women." --Publishers Weekly

Edition details

• Publisher: Feminist Press at The City University of New York
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1558610219
• ISBN 13: 9781558610217
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 392