{"product_id":"hummingbirds-9780061769023","title":"Hummingbirds","description":"\u003cp\u003eThose of us who love Muriel Spark's \u003cem\u003eThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie\u003c\/em\u003e will now have to make room next to it on our shelves for Joshua Gaylord's winning debut. --Brock Clarke, author of \u003cem\u003eAn Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHummingbirds\u003c\/em\u003e positively glistens with erudition and insight. Whether writing about prep school girls or the adult men who walk among them, Gaylord's stunning writing elevates his subject matter with equal parts humanity and elegance. --Jonathan Tropper, author of \u003cem\u003eThis Is Where I Leave You\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the tradition of Francine Prose's \u003cem\u003eBlue Angel\u003c\/em\u003e, Curtis Sittenfeld's \u003cem\u003ePrep, \u003c\/em\u003e and Alan Bennett's \u003cem\u003eThe History Boys\u003c\/em\u003e, Joshua Gaylord's \u003cem\u003eHummingbirds\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the intertwining--and darkly surprising--relationships between secretive students and teachers at an all-girls prep school in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua Gaylord\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.88h x 5.28w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061769023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGaylord, Joshua:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua Gaylord has taught at an Upper East Side prep school for the past ten years. He also teaches literature and cultural studies as an adjunct professor at the New School. He lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40042112155763,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_17776a2a-63a8-49e4-bc9f-9b6ef87b28e0.jpg?v=1651014140","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/hummingbirds-9780061769023","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}