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Indlæser... POSH (original 2007; udgave 2007)af Lucy Jackson (Forfatter)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. This novel follows five characters, all connected in some way to Griffin, an exclusive high school of students from wealthy families. There is "Lazy" Hoffman, the headmistress who is having an affair with the English teacher despite being married to a loving husband; Michael Avery, a Griffin senior whose intelligence can't mask his mental illness; Julianne, his suffering girlfriend and a full-scholarship student at Griffin; her mother Dee, who is a writer and cab driver and nothing at all like the wealthy Griffin parents; and Susan, Michael's indifferent mother who fawns over her pet chihuahua. Well-written light reading about the students, faculty and parents of an elite Manhattan 'independent' school. Gossipy, sharp and fun. Why: satisfied craving for escapist reading and was priced to sell at Chapters. Author: Jackson is the putative pseudonym for an unknown (to me at least) award-winning novelist and short story writer. Whatever. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
Set in the private school world of Manhattan's Upper East Side, "POSH" tracks the lives of a group of teenagers and the adults who hope to control them. It's a world of over-the-top entitlement and tribal customs, a world of surface interactions and deep needs--a world of private schools and privilege. Griffin is a preparatory school on Manhattan's Upper East Side with the best students--and the richest parent body--the city has to offer. In this eloquent novel set during one class's senior year at the Griffin School, among the queen bees and the wannabes, Michael Avery and Julianne Coopersmith begin a relationship. Their backgrounds are so different--he's beyond privileged and rich, her mother is a writer who drives a cab--but it's the rich boy who ends up being the needy one, with an emotional hole they both believe only Julianne can fill. Their parents are not immune from internal torture either--Michael's mother finds it easier to love her Chinese Crested Hairless than her own child, and Julianne's mother's protective instincts have unexpected consequences. Fast-paced, gently satirical, yet deeply felt, "POSH" is a surprisingly poignant and knowing novel distinguished by its spare and elegant prose. No library descriptions found. |
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