The Eights

Oxford, 1920. For the first time in its 1000-year history, the world’s most famous university has admitted female students. Giddy with dreams of equality, education and emancipation, four young women move into neighbouring rooms on Corridor Eight. They have come here from all walks of life, and they are thrown into an unlikely, life-affirming friendship. Dora was never meant to go to university, but, after losing both her brother and her fiancé on the battlefield, has arrived in their place. Beatrice, politically-minded daughter of a famous suffragette, sees Oxford as a chance to make her own way – and her own friends – for the first time. Socialite Otto fills her room with extravagant luxuries but fears they won’t be enough to distract her from her memories of the war years. And quiet, clever, Marianne, the daughter of a village vicar, arrives bearing a secret she must hide from everyone – even The Eights – if she is to succeed. But Oxford’s dreaming spires cast a dark shadow: in 1920, misogyny is still rife, influenza is still a threat, and the ghosts of the Great War are still very real indeed. And as the group navigate this tumultuous moment in time, their friendship will become more important than ever.Author: Miller, Joanna,author
Contributors: Miller, Joanna,author
Binding: hardcover
Number Of Pages: 384
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Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language
Published/Release Date: 3 Apr 2025
Format: Hardback
Publisher/Studio/Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
Author/Director/Artist: Joanna Miller
Dimension (cm): 224x146x35 mm
Package Dimension (cm): 37x222x143 mm
Item Weight (g): 487
Package Weight (g): 490