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When their idyllic childhood is shattered by the sudden death of their parents, siblings Marty, Liz and Jules are sent to a bleak state boarding school. Once there, the orphans' lives change tracks: Marty throws himself into academic life; Liz is drawn to dark forms of escapism; and Jules transforms from a vivacious child to a withdrawn teenager.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and spare.
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- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- contemporarynostalgic
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- Author
- Benedict Wells
- First published
- 2014
- Pages
- 256
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, Thorndike Press Large Print, Hodder & Stoughton
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781432863609
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