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Joanne Harris
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Gentlemen and Players |
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English |
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Paperback |
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512 |
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2006-06-05 |
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0552770027 |
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Black Swan |
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0.79 pounds |
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1.26 x 5.0 x 7.8 inches |
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New Ed |
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Product Description
At St Oswald's, a long-established boys' grammar school in the north of England, a new year has just begun. For the staff and boys of the school, a wind of unwelcome change is blowing. Suits, paperwork and Information Technology rule the world; and Roy Straitley, the eccentric veteran Latin master, is finally - reluctantly - contemplating retirement., But beneath the little rivalries, petty disputes and everyday crises of the school, a darker undercurrent stirs. And a bitter grudge, hidden and carefully nurtured for thirteen years, is about to erupt.
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WelshHelen (United Kingdom) (2009/01/16):
I loved the first Joanne Harris book that I read - Blackberry Wine - and though this is completely different, it's just as brilliant. The characters (even if some of them have unneccessarily cliched names!) are so well written, from Leon and "Pinchbeck" to the wonderful Masters, Straightley and Bishop in particular.Although I had actually guessed at the twist it didn't really spoil the book for me because I was so deeply involved in all their lives by then that I just wanted to see how the whole thing ended and I wasn't disappointed. What a fantastic book - 9 out of 10!
Lynne Phillips (United Kingdom) (2018/01/15):
Brilliantly constructed book which had me right up to the end! Thoroughly enjoyed.
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