Oligarchy: a novel
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Published:
Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2020., [Berkeley, California] :
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Counterpoint hardcover edition.
Physical Desc:
230 pages ; 22 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781640093065, 1640093060, 9781640093065, 1640093060
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"It's already the second week of term when Natasha, the daughter of a Russian oligarch, arrives at a vast English country house for her first day of boarding school. She soon discovers that the headmaster gives special treatment to the skinniest girls, and Tash finds herself thrown into the school's unfamiliar, moneyed world of fierce pecking orders, eating disorders, and Instagram angst. The halls echo with the story of Princess Augusta, the White Lady whose portraits--featuring a hypnotizing black diamond--hang everywhere and whose ghost is said to haunt the dorms. It's said that she fell in love with a commoner and drowned herself in the lake. But the girls don't really know anything about the woman she was, much less anything about one another. When Tash's friend Bianca mysteriously vanishes, the routines of the school seem darker and more alien than ever before. Tash must try to stay alive--and sane--while she uncovers what's really going on. Hilariously dark, Oligarchy is The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie for the digital age, exploring youth, power, and privilege. Scarlett Thomas captures the lives of privileged teenage girls, in all their triviality and magnitude, seeking acceptance and control in a manipulative world."--Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Thomas, S. (2020). Oligarchy: a novel. First Counterpoint hardcover edition. Counterpoint.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Thomas, Scarlett. 2020. Oligarchy: A Novel. Counterpoint.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Thomas, Scarlett, Oligarchy: A Novel. Counterpoint, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)Thomas, Scarlett. Oligarchy: A Novel. First Counterpoint hardcover edition. Counterpoint, 2020.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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