A very private school: a memoir

"A Very Private School offers a clear-eyed, first-hand account of a culture of cruelty at the school Charles Spencer attended in his youth and provides important insights into an antiquated boarding system. Drawing on the memories of many of his schoolboy contemporaries, as well as his own lett...

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Main Author: Spencer, Charles Spencer, Earl 1964- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York London Toronto Sydney New Delhi Gallery Books March 2024
In:Year: 2024
Edition:First Gallery Books hardcover edition
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Summary:"A Very Private School offers a clear-eyed, first-hand account of a culture of cruelty at the school Charles Spencer attended in his youth and provides important insights into an antiquated boarding system. Drawing on the memories of many of his schoolboy contemporaries, as well as his own letters and diaries from the time, he reflects on the hopelessness and abandonment he felt at aged eight, viscerally describing the intense pain of homesickness and the appalling inescapability of it all. Exploring the long-lasting impact of his experiences, Spencer presents a candid reckoning with his past and a reclamation of his childhood"--
Physical Description:xxx, 272 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9781668046388
1668046385