For December our book is The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Scottish author Muriel Spark. This short book was originally published in The New Yorker magazine and was published as a book in 1961. Join us on Wednesday December 16 at 1pm. We may set a time to view the 1969 movie with Academy Award winner Maggie Smith if there is enough interest!
At the staid Marcia Blaine School for Girls,
in Edinburgh, Scotland, teacher extraordinaire Miss Jean Brodie is
unmistakably, and outspokenly, in her prime. She is passionate in the
application of her unorthodox teaching methods, in her attraction to the
married art master, Teddy Lloyd, in her affair with the bachelor music
master, Gordon Lowther, and—most important—in her dedication to "her
girls," the students she selects to be her crème de la crème.
Fanatically devoted, each member of the Brodie set—Eunice, Jenny, Mary,
Monica, Rose, and Sandy—is "famous for something," and Miss Brodie
strives to bring out the best in each one. Determined to instill in them
independence, passion, and ambition, Miss Brodie advises her girls,
"Safety does not come first. Goodness, Truth, and Beauty come first.
Follow me."
And they do. But one of them will betray her. ....Amazon.com
For December our book is The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Scottish author Muriel Spark. This short book was originally published in The New Yorker magazine and was published as a book in 1961. Join us on Wednesday December 16 at 1pm. We may set a time to view the 1969 movie with Academy Award winner Maggie Smith if there is enough interest!
