{"product_id":"the-headmasters-wife-paperback-2","title":"The Headmaster's Wife - 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\u003eStephen Birmingham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCultural shifts of the late twentieth century reveal dark secrets at an elite prep school, in this posthumously discovered novel by the author of \u003ci\u003e\"Our Crowd.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Located in bucolic Connecticut, the Crittenden School has long held a venerable reputation as one of New England's premier preparatory schools. However, times are changing, and that change is coming to Crittenden. In the midst of social upheaval, the headmaster's wife, Clarissa Spotswood, is thrust into faculty and student intrigues--a role for which she is woefully unprepared. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Clarissa has spent the past thirty years quietly standing by her husband, Headmaster Hobart Spotswood, projecting the image of the model society wife. But this meticulous façade is shattered when Clarissa uncovers horrific events within the school's insular community. And interspersed with the drama is Clarissa's own journal entries revealing a secret history of her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Previously unpublished, \u003ci\u003eThe Headmaster's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e was written by the late Stephen Birmingham, author of notable works such as \u003ci\u003eReal Lace\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLife at the Dakota\u003c\/i\u003e. Discovered after Birmingham's death, the manuscript was transcribed and edited by his son, Carey Birmingham.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Birmingham (1929-2015) was an American author of more than thirty books. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, he graduated from Williams College in 1953 and taught writing at the University of Cincinnati. Birmingham's work focuses on the upper class in America. He's written about the African American elite in \u003ci\u003eCertain People\u003c\/i\u003e and prominent Jewish society in \u003ci\u003eOur Crowd: The Great Jewish Families of New York\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Grandees: The Story of America's Sephardic Elite\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Rest of Us: The Rise of America's Eastern European Jews\u003c\/i\u003e. His work also encompasses several novels including\u003ci\u003e The Auerbach Will\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe LeBaron Secret\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShades of Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Rothman Scandal\u003c\/i\u003e, and other non-fiction titles such as \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Rich\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Grandes Dames\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLife at the Dakota: New York's Most Unusual Address\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47257102909689,"sku":"9781504081122","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/eY0xbyjdcr9781504081122.webp?v=1768742756","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-headmasters-wife-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}