A very private school
Spencer, Charles Spencer, Earl, 1964-2024
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"In this poignant memoir, Charles Spencer recounts the trauma of being sent away from home at age eight to attend a boarding school. A Very Private School offers a clear-eyed, firsthand account of a culture of cruelty at the school 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 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."-- Provided by publisher.
Main title:
A very private school / Charles Spencer.
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Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2024.©2024
Collation:
292 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 25 cm
ISBN:
9780008666088 (hbk)9780008666088 (hbk)9780008666088 (hbk)9780008666088 (hbk)9780008666088 (hbk)9780008666088
Dewey class:
941.0857092B941.085
LC class:
DA591.S69
Language:
English
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BRN:
559093
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 941.085 SPE | Available |
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 941.085 SPE | Available |
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 941.085 SPE | Onloan - Due: 05 Jul 2025 |
| Hampton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 941.085 SPE | Available |
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 941.085 SPE | Available |