The finishing school : a novel
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Lima Public Library - Adult Fiction
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FIC GOO
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Boarding schools -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Etiquette for young women -- Fiction.
Falls (Accidents) -- Fiction.
Female friendship -- Fiction.
Girls' schools -- Switzerland -- Fiction.
Marital conflict -- Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Rich people -- Fiction.
Scandals -- Fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Women authors -- Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Etiquette for young women -- Fiction.
Falls (Accidents) -- Fiction.
Female friendship -- Fiction.
Girls' schools -- Switzerland -- Fiction.
Marital conflict -- Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Rich people -- Fiction.
Scandals -- Fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Women authors -- Fiction.
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Book
Physical Desc
333 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
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How far would you go to uncover the truth? One spring night in 1998, the beautiful Cressida Strauss plunges from a fourth-floor balcony at the Lycée Internationale Suisse with catastrophic consequences. Loath to draw negative publicity to the school, a bastion of European wealth and glamour, officials quickly dismiss the incident as an accident, but questions remain: Was it a suicide attempt? Or was Cressida pushed? It was no secret that she had a selfish streak and had earned as many enemies as allies in her tenure at the school. For her best friend, scholarship student Kersti Kuusk, the lingering questions surrounding Cressida's fall continue to nag long after she leaves the Lycée. Kersti marries and becomes a bestselling writer, but never stops wondering about Cressida's obsession with the Helvetian Society--a secret club banned years before their arrival at the school--and a pair of its members who were expelled. When Kersti is invited as a guest to the Lycée's 100th anniversary, she begins probing the cover-up, exposing the frightening underbelly of lies and abuse at the prestigious establishment. And in one portentous moment, Kersti makes a decision that will connect her to Cressida forever and raise the stakes dangerously high in her own desire to solve the mystery and redeem her past. As clever as it is compelling, The Finishing School offers a riveting glimpse into a privileged, rarefied world in which nothing is as it appears.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Goodman, J. (2017). The finishing school: a novel (First Edition.). Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Goodman, Joanna, 1969-. 2017. The Finishing School: A Novel. New York, NY: Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Goodman, Joanna, 1969-. The Finishing School: A Novel New York, NY: Harper, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Goodman, Joanna. The Finishing School: A Novel First Edition., Harper, 2017.
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