The New Girls

Zusatztext "The author moves in and knows the world about which she writes. Good entertaining reading." Informationen zum Autor Beth Gutcheon is the critically acclaimed author of the novels, The New Girls , Still Missing , Domestic Pleasures , Saying Grace , Five Fortunes , More Than You Know , Leeway Cottage , and Good-bye and Amen . She is the writer of several film scripts, including the Academy-Award nominee The Children of Theatre Street . She lives in New York City. Klappentext The New Girls is a resonant, engrossing novel about five girls during their formative prep-school years in the tumultuous mid-sixties. Into their reality of first-class trips to Europe, resort vacations, and deb parties enter the Vietnam War, the women's movement, and the sexual revolution. As the old traditions collide with the new society, the girls lose their innocence, develop a social conscience, and discover their sexuality -- blossoming into women shaped by their turbulent times. Zusammenfassung The New Girls is a resonant! engrossing novel about five girls during their formative prep-school years in the tumultuous mid-sixties. Into their reality of first-class trips to Europe! resort vacations! and deb parties enter the Vietnam War! the women's movement! and the sexual revolution. As the old traditions collide with the new society! the girls lose their innocence! develop a social conscience! and discover their sexuality -- blossoming into women shaped by their turbulent times.

Product details

• Authors: Beth Gutcheon
• Publisher: William Morrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.05.2005
• EAN: 9780060977023
• ISBN: 978-0-06-097702-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Women, FICTION: General, DRAMA: Women Authors, FICTION: Romance / Historical / American, FICTION: Romance / Historical / Medieval, FICTION: Coming of Age, FICTION: Romance / Historical / Gilded Age, FICTION: World Literature / American / 20th Century, fiction;boarding school;adolescence;2004;2005;2006