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bzk · 10-12-2012, 17:05

It's the constant victimhood which annoys me. I've never read her books, maybe a more balanced view is apparent there. But the TV programmes give only her side of the story.

Consider: we only really hear about her primary school years. All I'll say about that is young children learn to read at home more than at school. After that, she must have passed her 11+ to get into Accrington High School for girls. She then went to Accrington and Rossendale College (and must've been there at the same time as Max from Brookside BTW).

Whilst there, she must have taken the Oxford entrance exam, presumably she passed because she was accepted. She then went to Oxford (and apparently possessed a car at the time, albeit a rather humble one -so she learned to drive at a very young age).

Is all this really possible without a very supportive background? I would say not. In many respects she had a privileged background. Can today's teenagers look forward to this level of social mobility? Again I'd say not. Far from being this downtrodden heroine, she was probably helped and supported in most important respects.

I think the truth would not have made such an entertaining story ?

10-12-2012, 17:05	#245
bzk Junior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 19 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 0	Re: Jeanette Winterston - famous novelist It's the constant victimhood which annoys me. I've never read her books, maybe a more balanced view is apparent there. But the TV programmes give only her side of the story. Consider: we only really hear about her primary school years. All I'll say about that is young children learn to read at home more than at school. After that, she must have passed her 11+ to get into Accrington High School for girls. She then went to Accrington and Rossendale College (and must've been there at the same time as Max from Brookside BTW). Whilst there, she must have taken the Oxford entrance exam, presumably she passed because she was accepted. She then went to Oxford (and apparently possessed a car at the time, albeit a rather humble one -so she learned to drive at a very young age). Is all this really possible without a very supportive background? I would say not. In many respects she had a privileged background. Can today's teenagers look forward to this level of social mobility? Again I'd say not. Far from being this downtrodden heroine, she was probably helped and supported in most important respects. I think the truth would not have made such an entertaining story ?