{"product_id":"a-very-private-school-a-memoir","title":"A Very Private School: A Memoir","description":"INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER | NPR “BOOKS WE LOVE” 2024 | PEOPLE’S“BEST CELEBRITY MEMOIRS” 2024 |TOWN \u0026amp; COUNTRY’S “BEST NEW ROYAL BOOKS” 2024 |THE TIMES (LONDON) “10 BEST BIOGRAPHIES AND MEMOIRS” 2024 |WINNIPEG FREE PRESS’S “BEST BOOKS” 2024\n\nNOW WITH A NEW AFTERWORD\n\n“A tour de force.” —The Washington Post\n\nIn this poignant memoir, Charles Spencer recounts the trauma of being sent away from home at age eight to attend boarding school.\n\nA Very Private School offers a clear-eyed, first-hand account of a culture of cruelty at the school Charles Spencer attended in his youth and provides important insights into an antiquated boarding system. Drawing on the memories of many of his schoolboy contemporaries, as well as his own letters and diaries from the time, he reflects on the hopelessness and abandonment he felt at aged eight, viscerally describing the intense pain of homesickness and the appalling inescapability of it all. Exploring the long-lasting impact of his experiences, Spencer presents a candid reckoning with his past and a reclamation of his childhood. And now, in a new afterword, Spencer reflects on the aftermath of his memoir’s publication, including the outpouring of support and solidarity from fellow abuse survivors.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1668046393\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1668046393.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Spencer, Charles\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43417353781309,"sku":"BVV.1668046393.G","price":11.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1668046393-0.jpg?v=1785619010","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/a-very-private-school-a-memoir","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}