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The English Teacher - by Lily King (Paperback)

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  • From the author of The Pleasing Hour: A "moving and deeply absorbing" novel of painful truths and the refuge of fiction set in a New England prep school (Newsday).
  • About the Author: Lily King is the New York Times bestselling author of six novels, including Euphoria, Writers & Lovers, and Heart the Lover, as well as the story collection Five Tuesdays in Winter.
  • 320 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary

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From the author of The Pleasing Hour: A "moving and deeply absorbing" novel of painful truths and the refuge of fiction set in a New England prep school (Newsday).

A Chicago Tribune and Publishers Weekly Best Novel

Fifteen years ago, English teacher Vida Avery arrived alone and pregnant at the elite Fayer Academy. Living on the campus off the coast of New England, she worked to become a beloved fixture of the school--and to shelter herself and her son, Peter, from a painful secret she left behind.

Then she accepts the impulsive marriage proposal of ardent widower Tom Belou, and the prescribed life Vida has constructed begins to come apart. As Peter bonds with Tom and his new stepsiblings, Vida retreats further into the books she teaches. To embrace life and a chance at happiness, she will have to face the nightmares of her former self--and shed the pain she has held onto for far too long.

Following her multiple award-winning debut, The Pleasing Hour, Lily King has written a "domestic drama with the adrenalin-fueled beating heart of a thriller" (Elle).

"King is a wonderfully engaging writer who creates characters and situations we can't resist." --The Washington Post



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A Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year

A Publishers Weekly Top 10 Best Novels of the Year

People Magazine Critics Choice Pick

"Beautifully written and carefully observed . . . King is a wildly talented writer." --Chicago Tribune

"[King] brings this beautifully rendered novel to a dramatic denouement that is once surprising and realistic."--Los Angeles Times

"[A] beautifully written follow-up . . . an engaging and moving read." --Entertainment Weekly

"[A] domestic drama with the adrenalin-fueled beating heart of a thriller, offering readers the best of two traditionally very different worlds." --Elle

"A marriage of single parents is more often the stuff of sitcoms than of serious novels, but King uses it to great effect in this intense character study. . . . King renders Vida's seething withholding in a free, direct style that captures everything . . . She's also excellent on the children's reactions to each other as the households come together and then separate, dramatically and perhaps permanently." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Spare but acutely observed . . . This fine book demonstrates how a short novel can illuminate difficult real-life issues with sensitivity and insight." -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer

"This wise and moving novel is much like Sue Miller's fiction. . . . [The] narration alternates very effectively. . . . But the heart of the story is its lovely depiction of wounded people struggling to find solace and stability in each other." -- Arizona Republic

"King has superbly crafted the psyche of these principal characters. . . . [She] has delved into the depths of two lonely souls and treated us to a wonderful experience." --Tampa Tribune

"From its powerful beginning, Lily King's The English Teacher soars. It is a book filled with surprises; a novel that takes unexpected turns. . . . King is a masterful storyteller. . . . An uplifting book with a message of hope." --Portland Press Herald

"King beautifully delineates the grieving children in all their confused steps toward recovery." --Kirkus Reviews

"Lily King writes equally movingly and beautifully about both the large, dramatic and the small, seemingly inconsequential acts that destroy and define family." --Lily Tuck, winner of the National Book Award for The News From Paraguay

"King delicately delves into the fragile bonds holding families together, even when logic favors their dissolution . . . [She] writes with subtle clarity, displaying an intuitive understanding of the vulnerable psyches of teenagers, and with pinpoint perception of her characters' inner lives." --Booklist




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Lily King is the New York Times bestselling author of six novels, including Euphoria, Writers & Lovers, and Heart the Lover, as well as the story collection Five Tuesdays in Winter. Her work has won numerous prizes and awards, including the Kirkus Prize, the New England Book Award for Fiction, the Maine Book Award for Fiction, and a Whiting Award. Her books have been translated into twenty-eight languages. She lives in Portland, Maine.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.1 Inches (H) x 5.4 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Weight: .62 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 320
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Publisher: Grove Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Lily King
Language: English
Street Date: November 8, 2022
TCIN: 86029512
UPC: 9780802160300
Item Number (DPCI): 247-00-8778
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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