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The Finishing School

The Finishing School

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Publisher's Synopsis

Passionately determined to write his novel whilst running College Sunrise, a finishing school for both sexes and mixed nationalities, Rowland Mahler is assisted by his wife, Nina Parker. When a 17-year-old pupil's own novel takes shape while his own flounders, Rowland becomes increasingly obsessed.

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Viking

Viking

Viking publishes the widest possible range of literary fiction and non-fiction. Our fiction list includes John le Carr?, Nick Hornby, Will Self, Colm T?ib?n, Nicole Krauss, William Trevor, Catherine O' Flynn, Jonathan Coe, and Joshua Ferris. In non-fiction, the range covers current affairs, history, biography, memoir, narrative non-fiction, music and sport. Our authors include Antony Beevor, Andrew Rawnsley, Mark Bostridge, Sarah Bradford, Saul David, Catherine Bailey, Lynn Barber, Claire Tomalin and John Stubbs.

Book information

ISBN: 9780670911738
Publisher: Viking
Imprint: Viking
Pub date:
DEWEY: 823.914
DEWEY edition: 22
Number of pages: 155
Weight: 252g
Height: 187mm
Width: 138mm
Spine width: 18mm

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