To Sir With Love

A BBC Between the Covers Big Jubilee Read Pick

E. R. Braithwaite, Caryl Phillips, Caryl Phillips

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English

Vintage
02 January 2015

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

The inspirational story of one man overcoming prejudice in a tough East End school

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY CARYL PHILLIPS

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 instill discipline, confound prejudice and ultimately, to teach.

By: E. R. Braithwaite
Introduction by: Caryl Phillips, Caryl Phillips
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 140g
ISBN: 9780099483694
ISBN 10: 0099483696
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 02 January 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

A book that the reader devours quickly, ponders slowly, and forgets not at all-Moving and inspiring New York Times E.R. Braithwaite's postwar novel about a black teacher fighting to win the respect of white pupils in a school in the East End of London is a milestone in the campaign for racial equality Guardian It is the noblest, most moving, least sentimental account of life in a modern school and of a teacher's struggles with his pupils and with himself that I have come across -- Michael Croft Observer