A Private Place

A Private Place

by Amanda Craig (Author)

Synopsis

Knotshead is a school catering for the children of the rich, famous, liberal - and deluded. With its progressive curriculum, complacent staff and beautiful grounds, it looks like Paradise. But the clever, the odd and the bookish are relentlessly persecuted as pupils make their own rules in a bubble of privilege and prejudice. When Alice, the Headmaster's intellectual step-daughter, and the much-expelled American millionaire Winthrop T Sheen join forces against the school bully, Grub Viner, a gifted pianist and school joker , has to choose between love and loyalty, and black comedy escalates to murder.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: Digital original
Publisher: Abacus
Published: 04 Apr 2013

ISBN 10: 0349139547
ISBN 13: 9780349139548
Book Overview: Savagely funny, compelling and a cult classic, A Private Place has struck a chord with generations. It's now available with a new afterword by the author.

Media Reviews
A genuinely gripping novel * Spectator *
A viciously clever satire on progressive schools . . . Will cause distress in liberal circles * Independent *
Bitingly funny and horribly accurate * Telegraph *
Craig writes with ruthless honesty and jet black wit * Cosmopolitan *
Author Bio
Amanda Craig is a well-known journalist and broadcaster. She is the author of A VICIOUS CIRCLE and IN A DARK WOOD. You can visit her website a www.amandacraig.com