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A Good School

By Richard Yates
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A Good School by Richard Yates delves into the lives of students and staff at a small, struggling boarding school in Connecticut during the late 1930s and early 1940s. Through poignant vignettes, the novel explores themes of adolescence, ambition, and disillusionment, capturing the intricate dynamics and transformative experiences within the school community. It's a reflective portrait of coming-of-age amidst the backdrop of impending war.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy stories exploring the complexities of adolescence and the fragility of coming-of-age experiences. Set in a preparatory school during the Second World War, the narrative weaves through the lives of students and staff, uncovering themes of identity, ambition, and the often harsh realities beneath the surface of a seemingly placid environment. It offers a poignant reflection on the human condition with Yates' characteristic subtlety and depth.

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A Good School

William Grove is a nervous teenager trying to fit in at his new boarding school. Edith Stone is the daughter of the English master who falls in love with the most popular boy in school. And them comes Pearl Harbor and suddenly they are faced with larger issues than the day-to-day problems and politics of school life.

A bittersweet, haunting exploration of youth and the impact of war

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A Good School is a bittersweet, haunting exploration of youth and the impact of war.

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 then comes Pearl Harbor, and suddenly they are faced with larger issues than the day-to-day problems and politics of school life.

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A Good School by Richard Yates is highly regarded by critics. It's praised for Yates's masterful writing and is seen as his most gentle work, carrying a bittersweet and elegiac tone. The novel is considered a first-class imaginative piece, and its storytelling is compelling and believable.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099518587

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 December 2007

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 138g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

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 of short stories, Eleven Kinds of Loneliness and Liars in Love. He died in 1992.

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