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Guests | October 15, 2009

Michelle Wildgen: IMG A Few Initial and Not-Comprehensive Meditations on Group Novels

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I am a sucker for a book about a group. What reminded me of this was Joanna Smith Rakoff's A Fortunate Age, her homage to Mary McCarthy's endlessly re-readable... Continue »

Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (UK Edition)

by Muriel Spark

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Synopsis:

She was a schoolmistress with a difference. Proud, cultured, romantic, her ideas were progressive, even shocking. And when she decided to transform a group of young girls under her tutelage into the "creme de la creme" of Marcia Blaine school, no one could have predicted the outcome.
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sraskas, December 11, 2008 (view all comments by sraskas)
This story is captivating and scandalous. I went to an all girls highschool, and this story reminded me of my school girl days. While the circumstances and period may be different, the human intrigue and sexuality in the novel resonate today. This is a good mother/daughter book to share.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780140022353
Author:
Spark, Muriel
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Location:
London
Subject:
Social classes
Subject:
Women teachers
Copyright:
1961
Series Volume:
611-96-1
Publication Date:
1965
Binding:
MASS MARKET
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
128 p.
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