Gentlemen and Players: A Novel (P.S.)

Gentlemen and Players: A Novel (P.S.)
by Joanne Harris

Gentlemen and Players: A Novel (P.S.)
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Author: Joanne Harris
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Bargain Price
Published: 2007-01-01
ISBN: N/A
Number of pages: 448
Publisher: Harper Perennial

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Book Review: Take a Stroll through the Halls of St. Oswald's
Summary: 4 Stars

Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris is a very enjoyable read featuring one very messed up villain and an unlikely hero. The hero, in this case, is longtime professor Roy Straitley of St. Oswald's Grammar School for Boys. His partner in this novel, the other hero of the book, is the school itself. Harris has provided a stylized prose that effectively places the reader in the hallowed halls of the academia. One can almost smell the dusty books and chalk. The mystery in this book involves a variety of unusual maladies that strike students and teachers. This is a well written novel that features memorable characters and a strategic battle between good and evil. A four star read that was very enjoyable.

Summary of Gentlemen and Players: A Novel (P.S.)

For generations, privileged young men have attended St. Oswald's Grammar School for Boys, groomed for success by the likes of Roy Straitley, the eccentric Classics teacher who has been a fixture there for more than thirty years. This year, however, the wind of unwelcome change is blowing, and Straitley is finally, reluctantly, contemplating retirement. As the new term gets under way, a number of incidents befall students and faculty alike, beginning as small annoyances but soon escalating in both number and consequence. St. Oswald's is unraveling, and only Straitley stands in the way of its ruin. But he faces a formidable opponent with a bitter grudge and a master strategy that has been meticulously planned to the final, deadly move.

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