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Title: The Finishing School by Gail Godwin ISBN: 0-345-43190-1 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Good beginning and ending
Comment: I had a bit of trouble getting through the middle of the book: I lost interest but towards the end it picks up again.
Rating: 5
Summary: One of Godwin's best!
Comment: When this book was first released in the 1980's, I was an avid fan of Godwin's and couldn't wait to buy it. I devoured it in two sittings, loving every minute with teenage Justin and the wiser, more enigmatic Ursula. I'm pleased to see the story hasn't become dated, and that it's every bit as enjoyable now that I'm closer in age to Ursula than to Justin. Although this is on the surface a coming-of-age story, it also explores the necessity and dangers of mentorship, of friendship, of implicit trust. The characters are heartfelt and true, and Justin, with all her emotional needs and confusion, is one of the best female teenage characters in American literature.
This book remains one of Godwin's best. If you haven't read Godwin before, start here.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful book!
Comment: This is an older book that I happened across by accident and found delightful. I think it would make a wonderful Hallmark t.v. movie with someone like Jena Malone playing the lead, perhaps opposite Judith Light or an actress who could capture "Ursula's" captivating character. This book reminds you of the "intensity" of growing up with all of it's desires and fears and frustrations. The climax leaves you frustrated that the girl is only 14 and cannot view her "idol" with the maturity of experience, but the ending is satisfying in that she is able to look back and realize how inaccurate her perceptions were at that age and to understand what she did gain from this woman in the long run. I highly recommend it.
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Title: Evenings at Five by Gail Godwin ISBN: 0345461029 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: A Mother and Two Daughters by Gail Godwin ISBN: 0345389239 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1994 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Evensong by Gail Godwin ISBN: 0345434773 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 29 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Glass People by Gail Godwin ISBN: 0345389905 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Perfectionists by Gail Godwin ISBN: 0345392698 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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