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The Eliot girls / Krista Bridge.
"A gripping debut teeming with drama and scathing insight into the world of an all-girl private high school. For years, Audrey Brindle has dreamed of attending George Eliot Academy, the school where her mother, Ruth, has taught for a decade. But when she is finally admitted, she discovers a place of sly bullying and ferocious intolerance. Ruth, meanwhile, finds her world upended by the arrival of a new teacher, Henry Winter. An acutely observed exploration of ambition, betrayal, and cruelty, 'The Eliot Girls' deftly explores the intimacies and injustices of privileged female adolescence and the relationship of a mother and daughter for whom life will never be the same."--Publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781553659822 (trade pbk.) :
- ISBN: 1553659821 (trade pbk.)
- Physical Description: 333 p. : 1 port. ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: Vancouver, B.C. : Douglas & McIntyre, 2013.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A novel'--cover. |
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| Subject: | Private schools > Fiction. Teenage girls > Fiction. Parent and child > Fiction. Mothers and daughters > Fiction. Women teachers > Fiction. Ontario > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Canadian fiction. |
Available copies
- 6 of 6 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 0 of 0 copies available at Sechelt/Gibsons.
- 0 of 0 copies available at Sechelt Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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- Baker & Taylor
Finally accepted to the George Eliot Academy, a school where her mother, Ruth, teaches, Audrey discovers that the place is full of bullying and intolerance, while Ruth finds herself falling for a new teacher. - Perseus PublishingFor years, Audrey Brindle has dreamed of attending George Eliot Academy, the school where her mother, Ruth, has taught for a decade. But when she is finally admitted, she discovers a place of sly bullying, ferocious intolerance, and bewildering social standards. Ruth, meanwhile, finds her world upended by her attraction to a new teacher, and the ambitions and desires of both mother and daughter find themselves on a collision course. An acutely observed exploration of betrayal, cruelty, and fallen idols, The Eliot Girls deftly explores the intimacies and injustices of privileged female adolescence and their relationships.
