<DIV><DIV><P style="MARGIN: 2.6pt 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 13.5pt 388.5pt 480.3pt 582.0pt right 737.1pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal><B>Winner of the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, Winifred Holtby's greatest novel was published posthumously</B></P><P style="MARGIN: 2.6pt 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 13.5pt 388.5pt 480.3pt 582.0pt right 737.1pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal> </P><P style="MARGIN: 2.6pt 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: none; tab-stops: 13.5pt 388.5pt 480.3pt 582.0pt right 737.1pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none" class=MsoNormal>Winifred Holtby's masterpiece is a rich evocation of the lives and relationships of the characters of South Riding. Sarah Burton, the fiery young headmistressof the local girls' school; Mrs Beddows, the district's first alderwoman?based on Holtby's own mother; and Robert Carne, the conservative gentleman-farmer locked in a disastrous marriage?with whom the radical Sarah Burton falls in love. Showing how public decisions can mold the individual, this story offers a panoramic and unforgettable view of Yorkshire life.</P></DIV></DIV>