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  A Good School (Paperback) By (author) Richard Yates

  

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  Short Description for A Good SchoolSet in a small boarding school on the eve of America's entry into World War Two, this work tells the story of William Grove, the nervous teenager trying to fit in; the betrayed alcoholic, Jack Draper; and, Edith Stone, the teacher's daughter, who falls in love with the most popular boy in school.
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  • Publisher: Vintage Classics
  • Published: 13 December 2007
  • Format: Paperback 192 pages
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  • Categories: Classics
  • ISBN 13: 9780099518587 ISBN 10: 0099518589
  • Sales rank: 35,182

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• At fifteen, Terry Flynn had the face of an angel and the body of a perfect athlete...Set in a small boarding school on the eve of America's entry into World War Two, "A Good School" tells the story of William Grove, the nervous teenager trying to fit in; the betrayed alcoholic, Jack Draper; and, Edith Stone, the teacher's daughter, who falls in love with the most popular boy in school. Instantly acclaimed on its first publication, peopled with some of Richard Yates' most memorable characters, this tender, spare masterpiece is a haunting meditation on the twilight of youth, and an unforgettable description of the impact of war on the lives of an innocent generation.