Baroness Shirley Williams on the film Testament of Youth
Article by Ceri Wheeldon
When I was invited to a private screening of Testament of Youth with a Q&A beforehand with Baroness Shirley Williams I jumped at the chance .
The film is an incredibly moving account based on the book and letters by Vera Brittain (Shirley’s mother) of her experience during World War One and the impact of the war on her and her family, the losses suffered and her experience as a nurse on the front line.
Vera was an incredibly courageous young woman – very much here own person, who went against everything that was expected of her at the time by her parents and society. Brought up in an environment where her expected role was to ‘marry well’, she fought...
