Vera Brittain
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About
English Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse, writer, and pacifist who is best recognized for her best-selling 1933 memoir "Testament of Youth" which told about her experiences during the First World War.
Before Fame
She attended boarding-school at St Monica's, Kingswood, Surrey. She also attended Somerville College, Oxford.
Trivia
Her first novel "The Dark Tide" was published in 1923.
Family Life
Her parents were Thomas Arthur and Edith Bervon Brittain. She was married to George Catlin from 1925 to 1970. They had three children, Shirley Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby, and John Catlin.
Associated With
Swedish actress Alicia Vikander played her in the adapted featured film, Testament of Youth.