A Good School A Novel

Yates spare and autumnal tale of a New England prep school is at once a meditation on the twilight of youth and an examination America's entry into World War II.A GOOD SCHOOL tells the stories of William Grove, the nervous boy who becomes an editor of the school paper, Jack Draper the crippled chemistry teacher, and Edith Stone, the schoolmaster's young daughter, who falls in love with most celebrated boy in the class of 1943.AUTHORBIO: Richard Yates was the author of the novels REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, A SPECIAL PROVIDENCE, DISTURBING THE PEACE, THE EASTER PARADE, A GOOD SCHOOL, YOUNG HEARTS CRYING, and COLD SPRING HARBOR, as well as the story collections ELEVEN KINDS OF LONELINESS, LIARS IN LOVE, and THE COLLECTED STORIES OF RICHARD YATES.He died in 1992.

Richard Yates, who died in 1992, was the author of seven novels, including Revolutionary Road, The Easter Parade, and A Special Providence, as well as two story collections. The Collected Stories of Richard Yates was first published in May 2001.

"A first class work of the imagination marked by an interest in real history . . . [A Good School] is enriched with many fine touches."—Julian Moynehan, The New York Times Book Review

"[Yates] is an expert . . . This [novel] is acute and poignant."—John Skow, Time

"A graceful and articulate narrative . . . affectionate, witty, and wry."—The New Yorker

"Distinguished by fine writing and convincing adolescent angst."—The Atlantic Monthly

"[Yates's] small-scale tapestry is rich in intricate detail—much of it wonderfully droll."—Elizabeth Peer, Newsweek