A review by shosh
Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain

5.0

Poignant, heart-wrenching, reflective, but above all one of the most raw depictions of the impact of the Great War on ordinary lives. Though Brittain's young romance plays a large part in the book, this is not a love story. It's also not a war story. It's coming of age in an entirely unprecedented era. I think what makes this most unique is that it's a woman's voice. That's a rarity in the war memoir genre as it is, but it's especially interesting in this war, as women's roles in education, society, and wartime efforts is in transition.