To Sir With Love: A BBC Between the Covers Big Jubilee Read Pick

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Product ID:	9780099483694
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	To Sir With Love
Subtitle:	A BBC Between the Covers Big Jubilee Read Pick
Authors:	Author: E. R. Braithwaite
Page Count:	208
Subjects:	Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Description:	Select Guide Rating WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CARYL PHILLIPSIn 1945, Rick Braithwaite, a smart, highly educated ex-RAF pilot, looks for a job in British engineering. In desperation he turns to teaching, taking a job in a tough East End school, and left to govern a class of unruly teenagers. A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BIG JUBILEE READ PICK ''A milestone in the campaign for racial equality'' Guardian In 1945, Rick Braithwaite, a smart, highly educated ex-RAF pilot, looks for a job in British engineering. He is deeply shocked to realise that, as a black man from British Guiana, no one will employ him because of the colour of his skin. In desperation he turns to teaching, taking a job in a tough East End school, and left to govern a class of unruly teenagers. With no experience or guidance, Braithwaite attempts to instil discipline, confound prejudice and ultimately, to teach. ''Moving and inspiring'' New York Times WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CARYL PHILLIPS
Imprint Name:	Vintage Classics
Publisher Name:	Vintage Publishing
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2005-08-04

Weight	150 g
Dimensions	197 × 130 × 13 mm