Quote by: Winifred Holtby

These are they whose youth was violently severed by war and death; a word on the telephone, a scribbled line on paper, and their future ceased. They have built up their lives again, but their safety is not absolute, their fortress not impregnable.


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Author Bio


  • NameWinifred Holtby
  • DescriptionBritish writer
  • BornJune 23, 1898
  • DiedSeptember 29, 1935
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionAuthor; Journalist
  • WorksSouth Riding
  • AwardsJames Tait Black Memorial Prize