Synopses & Reviews
Not since A Separate Peace has the world of prep school and tortured adolescence been portrayed with the sensitivity and authenticity that distinguish this novel by a former headmaster of the prestigious Lawrence-ville School, near Princeton. All loves Excelling is a story of the fierce competition for admission to select colleges, of the equally fierce ambition of parents and school authorities--and how they combine to wreak havoc on one teenager and her family.
Synopsis
A former headmaster of the prestigious Lawrenceville School, near Princeton, New Jersey, tells with an insider's authenticity the poignant story of the fierce competition for admission to select colleges--and the havoc the resulting stresses can wreak on one teenager and her ambitious family.