
2006 Longlist
The Finishing School
ABOUT
THE BOOK
Passionately determined to write his novel whilst running College Sunrise, a finishing school for both sexes and mixed nationalities, Rowland Mahler is assisted by his wife, Nina Parker. This term there is a new star pupil – Chris, seventeen, also determined to write his masterpiece. As Chris’s novel takes shape while his own flounders, Rowland becomes increasingly obsessed and the finishing school becomes awash with his jealousy and envy.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Country
Scotland
Original Language
English
Publisher
Viking
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