Vera Brittain is most widely known as the woman who immortalized a lost generation in her biography of the Great War, Testament of Youth. Writer, pacifist and feminist, she condemned her provincial background but remained acutely conscious of the conventional elements in her own character. She possesed a fierce desire for fame and recognition, but was ready to sacrifice both on matters of principle. This biography confirms Vera Brittain's stature as one of the most remarkable women of our time.