Hummingbirds
Condition: SECONDHAND
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With the intertwining relationships between teachers and students at its core, Hummingbirds is the story of a year in the life of the Carmine-Casey School for Girls, a wealthy prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side. As the story unfolds, two worlds intersect - the adult world becoming irresistibly seductive to the girls, and the dewy haze of teenage girlhood becoming a trap into which the flailing teachers fall. The web holding these characters together is an intricate one, full of loyalties, allure, competition and camaraderie.
Author: Joshua Gaylord
Format: Paperback, 336 pages
Published: 1940, Murdoch Books, Australia
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
Description
With the intertwining relationships between teachers and students at its core, Hummingbirds is the story of a year in the life of the Carmine-Casey School for Girls, a wealthy prep school on Manhattan's Upper East Side. As the story unfolds, two worlds intersect - the adult world becoming irresistibly seductive to the girls, and the dewy haze of teenage girlhood becoming a trap into which the flailing teachers fall. The web holding these characters together is an intricate one, full of loyalties, allure, competition and camaraderie.
Hummingbirds