Wednesday, June 6, 2007

Gentleman and Players review by Fran Hays


Gentleman and Players by Joanne Harris
FIC HAR Large Print (Beaufort and Bluffton)
FIC HAR Adult Shelves (Beaufort, Bluffton, Hilton Head, and St. Helena)

"Set in St. Oswald's, a private English boys' school, the novel traces the development of a sociopath from childhood to adulthood. The novel is structured in terms of a chess match with the sociopath as an advancing pawn attempting to destroy the elitist school. The King is an eccentric, elderly Latin teacher who brings a keen intelligence to the puzzle of why his beloved school is falling apart. the conclusion will surprise and even shock you!"

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