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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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Gallery Books
2024
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Availability in Tübingen: | Present in Tübingen. UB: Bestellt07/2024 |
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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"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xxx, 272 pages illustrations 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781668046388 1668046385 |