Valerie Baxter – Pictures and Conversations

Hester: Ship’s Officer by Valerie Baxter

After yesterday's debacle of a book, I decided to treat myself to a known favourite by an author who has managed to include a plot…

This is my second go at collecting career novels. As a teenager I had virtually all the Bodley Head Career Novels but I got rid…

Back in the fifties and sixties career novels were all the rage, particularly those aimed at girls. I read them in the eighties and was…