It did not win as many headlines as her debut,but this novel casts compelling light on women’s lives in 1960s BritainIt’s 50 years since the publication of Jerusalem the Golden by Margaret Drabble, her fourth novel and the winner of the James Tait Black prize in 1967. Margaret Drabble is an valuable, or thought-provoking novelist; she has edited two editions of the Oxford Companion to English Literature and is also a biographer of note. She is worth reading at any time. Even so,I’m aware that this is one of the quieter literary anniversaries of 2017. A few readers may be wondering why we’re commemorating this book. But whether you are perplexed, that’s all the more reason to stick with us. I’m hoping we’ll show that there’s a strong case for saying that Jerusalem the Golden deserves to be at least as well read as its more famous predecessor, and The Millstone. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk