With the delicacy that distinguishes her lapidary stories, Schutt (Florida, , etc.) delivers a novel comprised of small moments experienced by students, parents and teachers at the elite (fictitious) Siddons School. Astra Dell, an ethereal redhead gravely ill from a rare cancer, spends most of her senior year in the hospital, where she receives other members of the Siddons community. · All Souls is the story of the Siddons School, a girls prep school in New York City, in In truth, it's not really a story per se with a defined plot line. I found it more a kaleidoscope of character sketches as Ms. Schutt describes various students, teachers, and parents as 3/5. · A New York prep school teacher herself Schutt well knows of what she writes, and she does so with always delicate, sometimes sparse yet revelatory prose. Characters are displayed to a farthing in snippets of conversation or thoughts. At the center of the story is Astra Dell, a senior class girl who is suffering from a rare form of cancer/5(5).
All Souls ebook By Christine Schutt. Read a Sample. Sign up to save your library. With an OverDrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for at-a-glance information about availability. Find out more about OverDrive accounts. Save Not today. Format. ebook. ISBN. Author. Christine Schutt. Christine Schutt is the author of three novels: Florida, a finalist for the National Book Award; All Souls, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize; and Prosperous www.doorway.ru stories are collected in Nightwork and A Day, a Night, Another Day, www.doorway.ru retired, she taught secondary school for many years and is the consulting editor of NOON Annual. All Souls. by. Christine Schutt (Goodreads Author) · Rating details · ratings · reviews. In , at the distinguished Siddons School on Manhattan's Upper East Side, the school year opens with distressing news: Astra Dell is suffering from a rare disease. Astra's friends try to reconcile the sick girl's suffering with their own.
All Souls by Christine Schutt. Mariner Books. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, that’ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be. Finalist: All Souls, by Christine Schutt (Harcourt) Share: Twitter Facebook Email A memorable novel that focuses on the senior class at an exclusive all-girl Manhattan prep school where a beloved student battles a rare cancer, fiercely honest, carefully observed and subtly rendered. Aug. 29, Christine Schutt’s refreshingly strange novel “All Souls” is exciting evidence that she continues to push the boundaries of fiction. Schutt’s work, which includes two story.
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