 First edition | |
| Author | Margaret Forster |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
Publication date | 6 March 2003 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 420 pp |
| ISBN | 0-7011-7412-9 |
| OCLC | 51914252 |
Diary of an Ordinary Woman is a novel by Margaret Forster, framed as an "edited" diary of a fictional woman who lives through most of the major events of the 20th century, covering the years 1914 to 1995.[1][2] So realistic that many readers believed it to be an authentic diary,[2] it is one of Forster's best-known novels.[1][2][3][4]
Martin Chilton, writing in The Daily Telegraph, describes it as an "intermittent record of a quiet life dominated by the fact, the threat and the fear of war" and considers its main theme to be the cost of war.[1]
- ^ a b c Chilton, Martin (8 February 2016), "Georgy Girl author Margaret Forster dies, aged 77", The Telegraph, retrieved 9 February 2016
- ^ a b c Ruth Gorb (8 February 2016), "Margaret Forster obituary", The Guardian, retrieved 9 February 2016
- ^ "Author Margaret Forster dies from cancer aged 77", BBC, 8 February 2016, retrieved 8 February 2016
- ^ Margaret Forster: Biography, British Council, retrieved 10 February 2016