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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| Medienart: | Druck Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Gallery Books
March 2024
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| In: | Jahr: 2024 |
| Ausgabe: | First Gallery Books hardcover edition |
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| Bestand in Tübingen: | In Tübingen vorhanden. UB: KB 21 A 3889 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | "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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| Physische Details: | xxx, 272 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln, Illustrationen, 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781668046388 1668046385 |