The New Girls
by Beth Gutcheon
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The New Girls is a resonant, engrossing novel about five girls during their formative prep-school years in the tumultuous mid-sixties. Into their reality of first-class trips to Europe, resort vacations, and deb parties enter the Vietnam War, the women's movement, and the sexual revolution. As the old traditions collide with the new society, the girls lose their innocence, develop a social conscience, and discover their sexuality -- blossoming into women shaped by their turbulent times.Tags
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This is the story of four friends and what happens to them during and after high school. It is also the story of a school that is trying to hold onto the traditions of fifty years ago.
This is a classic coming of age story that looks at four girls at a turning point of their lives and a major turning point in America.
This is a classic coming of age story that looks at four girls at a turning point of their lives and a major turning point in America.
Wunderbar, witzig, melancholisch! USA,1959: Mrs. Pratts Schule widmet sich seit über 100 Jahren der Erziehung "höherer" Töchter. Dort treffen sich Muffin, Lisa, Jenny, Ann und Sally. Die fünf Mädchen werden Freundinnen und erleben miteinander die aufregende Zeit des Erwachsenwerdens. Die erste Liebe, Enttäuschungen, Erwartungen und Träume gemeinsam versuchen sie ihren Wege zu finden. Nach 15 Jahren treffen sie sich wieder. Haben sich die Wünsche von damals erfüllt?
Aug 18, 2010German
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- People/Characters
- Margaret Bundle; Lisa Sutton; Ann Lacey; Jenny Rose; Sally Titsworth
- Important places
- Miss Pratt's School for Young Ladies
- Dedication
- For Jeffrey
- First words
- A hundred years ago, Miss Pratt's School for Young Ladies was a finishing school.
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- Languages
- English, German
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
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