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Prime of Miss Jean Brodie : A Novel by Muriel Spark (2018, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100061711292

ISBN-139780061711299

eBay Product ID (ePID)102800461

Product Key Features

Book TitlePrime of Miss Jean Brodie : a Novel

Number of Pages160 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicClassics, General, Coming of Age

Publication Year2018

GenreFiction

AuthorMuriel Spark

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight4.3 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.3 in

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Reviews[A] lovely new edition. . . . With caustic humor and stripped-down restraint, Spark makes us feel Jean Brodie's sadness and ache. Maggie Smith played the character in a famous film, but the book itself is even more powerful., "Admirably written." -- Saturday Review "A gloriously witty and polished vignette." -- Times Literary Supplement "Remarkable: Surprises are systematically reduced until there is only one left, and it is like the stab of a stiletto." -- Spectator "[A] lovely new edition. . . . With caustic humor and stripped-down restraint, Spark makes us feel Jean Brodie's sadness and ache. Maggie Smith played the character in a famous film, but the book itself is even more powerful." -- Los Angeles Times "A remarkable novel." -- New Statesman "A perfect book." -- Chicago Tribune "Elegantly written with an inimitably crisp, lyrical grace and economy, Spark's fifth novel sketched 1930s Edinburgh and brought an unforgettable, iconic character to the literary stage: Jean Brodie." -- America Magazine "Intelligent, witty. . . . Spark's powers of invention are apparently inexhaustible." -- Commonweal, "Admirably written." -- Saturday Review "A gloriously witty and polished vignette." -- Times Literary Supplement "Remarkable: Surprises are systematically reduced until there is only one left, and it is like the stab of a stiletto." -- Spectator "[A] lovely new edition. . . . With caustic humor and stripped-down restraint, Spark makes us feel Jean Brodie's sadness and ache. Maggie Smith played the character in a famous film, but the book itself is even more powerful." -- Los Angeles Times "A remarkable novel." -- New Statesman "A perfect book." -- Chicago Tribune "Intelligent, witty. . . . Spark's powers of invention are apparently inexhaustible." -- Commonweal "Muriel Spark is one of the few writers on either side of the Atlantic with enough resources, daring, and stamina to be altering, as well as feeding, the fiction machine." -- John Updike, The New Yorker, "Admirably written." -- Saturday Review "A gloriously witty and polished vignette." -- Times Literary Supplement "Remarkable: Surprises are systematically reduced until there is only one left, and it is like the stab of a stiletto." -- Spectator "[A] lovely new edition. . . . With caustic humor and stripped-down restraint, Spark makes us feel Jean Brodie's sadness and ache. Maggie Smith played the character in a famous film, but the book itself is even more powerful." -- Los Angeles Times "A remarkable novel." -- New Statesman "A perfect book." -- Chicago Tribune "Intelligent, witty. . . . Spark's powers of invention are apparently inexhaustible." -- Commonweal, Remarkable: Surprises are systematically reduced until there is only one left, and it is like the stab of a stiletto., Muriel Spark is one of the few writers on either side of the Atlantic with enough resources, daring, and stamina to be altering, as well as feeding, the fiction machine.

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SynopsisAt the staid Marcia Blaine School for Girls, in Edinburgh, Scotland, teacher extraordinaire Miss Jean Brodie is unmistakably, and outspokenly, in her prime. She is passionate in the application of her unorthodox teaching methods, in her attraction to the married art master, Teddy Lloyd, in her affair with the bachelor music master, Gordon Lowther, and--most important--in her dedication to "her girls," the students she selects to be her creme de la creme. Fanatically devoted, each member of the Brodie set--Eunice, Jenny, Mary, Monica, Rose, and Sandy--is "famous for something," and Miss Brodie strives to bring out the best in each one. Determined to instill in them independence, passion, and ambition, Miss Brodie advises her girls, "Safety does not come first. Goodness, Truth, and Beauty come first. Follow me." And they do. But one of them will betray her., Muriel Spark's classic novel, widely hailed as one of the twentieth century's best--the story of a young, unorthodox teacher and her special--and ultimately dangerous--relationship with six of her students. At the staid Marcia Blaine School for Girls, in Edinburgh, Scotland, teacher extraordinaire Miss Jean Brodie is unmistakably, and outspokenly, in her prime. She is passionate in the application of her unorthodox teaching methods, in her attraction to the married art master, Teddy Lloyd, in her affair with the bachelor music master, Gordon Lowther, and--most important--in her dedication to "her girls," the students she selects to be her crème de la crème. Fanatically devoted, each member of the Brodie set--Eunice, Jenny, Mary, Monica, Rose, and Sandy--is "famous for something," and Miss Brodie strives to bring out the best in each one. Determined to instill in them independence, passion, and ambition, Miss Brodie advises her girls, "Safety does not come first. Goodness, truth, and beauty come first. Follow me." And they do. But one of them will betray her.