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A Good School
Richard Yates
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Description for A Good School
Paperback. William Grove is a nervous teenager trying to fit in at his new boarding school. Jack Draper is a teacher whose wife is cheating on him. Edith Stone is the daughter of the English master who falls in love with the most popular boy in school. In this book, their stories twine together in the confines of the small community of Dorset Academy. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 13. Weight in Grams: 144.
William Grove is a nervous teenager trying to fit in at his new boarding school. Jack Draper is a teacher whose wife is cheating on him with one of his colleagues. Edith Stone is the daughter of the English master who falls in love with the most popular boy in school. Their stories twine together in the claustrophobic confines of the small community of Dorset Academy. And them comes Pearl Harbor and suddenly they are faced with larger issues than the day-to-day problems and politics of school life.
William Grove is a nervous teenager trying to fit in at his new boarding school. Jack Draper is a teacher whose wife is cheating on him with one of his colleagues. Edith Stone is the daughter of the English master who falls in love with the most popular boy in school. Their stories twine together in the claustrophobic confines of the small community of Dorset Academy. And them comes Pearl Harbor and suddenly they are faced with larger issues than the day-to-day problems and politics of school life.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099518587
SKU
V9780099518587
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Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
About Richard Yates
Richard Yates was born in 1926 in New York and lived in California. His prize-winning stories began to appear in 1953 and his first novel, Revolutionary Road, was nominated for the National Book Award in 1961. He is the author of eight other works, including the novels A Good School, The Easter Parade, and Disturbing the Peace, and two collections ... Read more
Reviews for A Good School
Yates is such a magnificent writer
The Times
Bittersweet, elegiac, this is Richard Yates's gentlest book
Boston Review
A first-class work of imagination
New York Times
In an age embarrassed by story-telling... Yates tell stories we believe
New Republic
The Times
Bittersweet, elegiac, this is Richard Yates's gentlest book
Boston Review
A first-class work of imagination
New York Times
In an age embarrassed by story-telling... Yates tell stories we believe
New Republic