{"product_id":"hummingbirds-paperback","title":"Hummingbirds - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoshua Gaylord\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Those of us who love Muriel Spark's \u003cem\u003eThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie\u003c\/em\u003e will now have to make room next to it on our shelves for Joshua Gaylord's winning debut.\" --Brock Clarke, author of \u003cem\u003eAn Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eHummingbirds\u003c\/em\u003e positively glistens with erudition and insight. Whether writing about prep school girls or the adult men who walk among them, Gaylord's stunning writing elevates his subject matter with equal parts humanity and elegance.\" --Jonathan Tropper, author of \u003cem\u003eThis Is Where I Leave You\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Francine Prose's \u003cem\u003eBlue Angel\u003c\/em\u003e, Curtis Sittenfeld's \u003cem\u003ePrep, \u003c\/em\u003e and Alan Bennett's \u003cem\u003eThe History Boys\u003c\/em\u003e, Joshua Gaylord's \u003cem\u003eHummingbirds\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the intertwining--and darkly surprising--relationships between secretive students and teachers at an all-girls prep school in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHummingbirds\u003c\/em\u003e is a wonderfully compelling novel about the intertwining and darkly surprising relationships at the elite Carmine-Casey School for Girls on Manhattan's Upper East Side, where the rivalries and secrets of teachers and students intersect and eventually collide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the world of students, popular Dixie Doyle battles to wrest attention away from Liz Warren, who spends her time writing and directing plays based on the \u003cem\u003eOresteia\u003c\/em\u003e. In the world of teachers, Leo Binhammer must now share his territory with Ted Hughes, the new English teacher who threatens Binhammer's status as sole owner of the girls' hearts. Seasons change and tensions mount as the students, longing for entry into the adult world, toy with their premature powers of flirtation. The deceptive innocence of adolescence becomes a trap into which flailing teachers fall, as the line between maturity and youth begins to blur.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHummingbirds\u003c\/em\u003e is a wonderfully compelling novel about the intertwining and darkly surprising relationships at the elite Carmine-Casey School for Girls on Manhattan's Upper East Side, where the rivalries and secrets of teachers and students intersect and eventually collide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the world of students, popular Dixie Doyle battles to wrest attention away from Liz Warren, who spends her time writing and directing plays based on the \u003cem\u003eOresteia\u003c\/em\u003e. In the world of teachers, Leo Binhammer must now share his territory with Ted Hughes, the new English teacher who threatens Binhammer's status as sole owner of the girls' hearts. Seasons change and tensions mount as the students, longing for entry into the adult world, toy with their premature powers of flirtation. The deceptive innocence of adolescence becomes a trap into which flailing teachers fall, as the line between maturity and youth begins to blur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.88 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47226947797241,"sku":"9780061769023","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/WjA2b0xxL3pPaWdPNnBMYW14a2wzUT09.webp?v=1768273659","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/hummingbirds-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}