Book description
At fifteen, Terry Flynn had the face of an angel and the body of a
perfect athlete...
Set in a small boarding school on the eve of America's entry into
World War Two, A Good School tells the story of William Grove,
the nervous teenager trying to fit in; the betrayed alcoholic, Jack
Draper; and Edith Stone, the teacher's daughter, who falls in love
with the most popular boy in school.
Instantly acclaimed on its first publication, peopled with some of
Richard Yates's most memorable characters, this tender, spare
masterpiece is a haunting meditation on the twilight of youth, and an
unforgettable description of the impact of war on the lives of an
innocent generation.
Richard Yates was born in 1926 in New York and lived in California.
His prize-winning stories began to appear in 1953 and his first novel,
Revolutionary Road
, was nominated for the National Book Award in 1961. He is the author of
eight other works, including the novels
A Good School
,
The Easter Parade
, and
Disturbing the Peace
, and two collections of short stories,
Eleven Kinds of Loneliness
and
Liars in Love
. He died in 1992.
