Автор: Davenport Stephen Название: No Ivory Tower ISBN: 1513262033 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781513262031 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 32180.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Set in the backdrop of a prestigious all-girls boarding school, this provocative novel explores the personal lives of those within the school's small community and the empowerment, strength, and resolve it must find in the face of a surprise adversary.
After a tumultuous transitional year at the prestigious boarding school, Rachel Bickham now leads as the new head of Miss Oliver's School for Girls, ready to rush in an era of renewal and success. With beloved teacher Francis Plummer by her side, surely she can conquer anything thrown at her, perhaps even finally start a family of her own. But lately Rachel hears nothing about Francis's classes, once legend among the students... In fact, the praises have been suspiciously absent. In the meantime, financial crisis still looms over the school, and now there are rumors spreading of a big scandal concerning one of the students, Claire Nelson, who is like a daughter to Rachel. To save Claire from expulsion and preserve the school's reputation, Rachel must come up with a daring plan that may risk everything--her career, marriage, even the special bond with Claire--but it may just save them all.
This is the follow-up to Davenport's first novel, Saving Miss Oliver's.
The fate of the beloved school is hanging in the balance. . .
From the very first paragraphs, Saving Miss Oliver's is an engaging read and is very highly recommended to all general fiction readers. --Midwest Book Review
There are moments here that indicate that Davenport, who, as his bio notes, 'had a long career in education, ' was probably an excellent teacher, like a scene in which Francis explicates a Robert Frost poem with his class, and there are some wonderful students, like the head of the school newspaper who is conducting research about the sex lives of students. . . A book for anyone who's wondered about the inner workings and worries of a school administration. --Kirkus Reviews
The prestigious boarding school Miss Oliver's School for Girls is on the cusp of going under. The trustees just fired the headmistress of the last thirty-five years, and the alumnae and students are angry and determined to hate her successor, the new--and male--head Fred Kindler. If only he can gain the support of the legendary senior teacher Francis Plummer, then Fred might have a fighting chance to save the school; but no one except Francis's wife and the school librarian, Peggy, is willing to give Fred a chance.
With Fred's career on the line and the Plummers' marriage at stake, will Miss Oliver's survive to be the school it once was
Автор: Davenport Matthew, Daugherty Kathryn, Brayton Stephen Название: Iowa`s Original Writers Anthology 2015 ISBN: 0692595813 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692595817 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 8030.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Experience the Strong Literary Culture of Local Iowa AuthorsIndependent or Traditionally Published, it doesn't matter. In the end, we're all IOWA.
Step into a world of fantasy, love, business, mystery, adventure, and horror as you open the pages of this book to discover the intense literary culture that resides in Iowa. This Annual Short Story Anthology is a collection of works by writers of all walks of life. If you're interested in partaking in Next Year's Anthology, start writing and send an email to submissions@davenportwrites.com
Authors included in this Anthology: Kathryn Daugherty, Ross Griswold, Wendy & Charles Siefken, Ethan Charron and Lauri Buck, Nan McAdam, Robert Kerr, Steve Havemann, Sue Raymond, Jordyn Meryl, Stephen Brayton, and Matthew Davenport.
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