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the prime of miss jean brodie
p 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 creme de la creme . 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 . p and they do . but one of them will betray her .
paperback harper perennial modern classics 2009 isbn13 9780061711299 isbn10 0061711292
abridged n isbn 13 9780061711299 number in series 1 number of pages 153 publisher harpercollins release date 62135769600000 series title p.s.