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Original Title:	Olivia
ISBN:	1573442429 (ISBN13: 9781573442428)
Edition Language:	English

Olivia

Dorothy Strachey

Paperback | Pages: 135 pages

Rating: 3.71 | 816 Users | 104 Reviews

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Title	:	Olivia
Author	:	Dorothy Strachey
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 135 pages
Published	:	May 5th 2006 by Cleis Press (first published 1949)
Categories	:	LGBT. Fiction. Classics. GLBT. Lesbian. Queer. Historical. Historical Fiction

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“Considered one of the most subtle and beautifully written lesbian novels of the century, this 1949 classic returns to print in a Cleis Press edition. Dorothy Strachey’s classic Olivia captures the awakening passions of an English adolescent sent away for a year to a small finishing school outside Paris. The innocent but watchful Olivia develops an infatuation for her headmistress, Mlle. Julie, and through this screen of love observes the tense romance between Mlle. Julie and the other head of the school, Mlle. Cara, in its final months.

“Although not strictly autobiographical, Olivia draws on the author’s experiences at finishing schools run by the charismatic Mlle. Marie Souvestre, whose influence lived on through former students like Natalie Barney and Eleanor Roosevelt. Olivia was dedicated to the memory of Strachey’s friend Virginia Woolf and published to acclaim in 1949. Colette wrote the screenplay for the 1951 film adaptation of the novel. In 1999, Olivia was included on the Publishing Triangle’s widely publicized list of the 100 Best Gay and Lesbian Novels of the 20th Century.

“Dorothy Strachey (1865-1960) was the sister of the novelist Lytton Strachey and a prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group…….Olivia, originally published under a pseudonym, is her only novel.” -- Amazon.com

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★★★★✰ 4 stars And so that was what love led to. To wound and be wounded. Set in a French finishing school Dorothy Strachey's Olivia tells the story of a schoolgirl's infatuation with her headmistress. Narrated by its titular character, Olivia perfectly evokes adolescent love. Olivia becomes enamoured with Mlle. Julie, and experiences an awakening of sorts.Pretty girls I had seen, lovely girls, no doubt, but I had never paid much conscious attention to their looks, never been particularly

I loved this - dreamy, breathy, school almost romance in Paris.

I'll do a proper review of this novel after I see the 1951 movie Olivia, but FYI: it's wonderful.

I read Olivia, by Olivia in its very first 1949 edition. I made researches to know who Olivia could be and I found: Dorothy Bussy (1865-1960), English, published three works, only one of them was a novel: Olivia in 1949. She has it published under the pseudonym Olivia. In my 1949 edition, the name Dorothy Bussy is not even mentioned.This novel caused a scandal when it was published. Why? Because it is a disguised autobiography and its subject is the author's love for her female teacher.In this

Raw in its delivery and frightfully exact in its expression, Dorothy Strachey's Olivia not only rekindled within me feelings from my adolescent years but mostly allowed me to finally look upon them with insight, fondness and forgiveness. A healing book of sorts.

Review to come.K & K buddy read. Just peachy!<3

Fantastic and passionate. Mlle Julia is a force of nature