The Gifted School
A Novel
Bruce Holsinger
- **INSTANT
- NATIONAL
- BESTSELLER"Wise
- and
- addictive...
- The
- Gifted
- School
- is
- the
- juiciest
- novel
- I've
- read
- in
- ages...
- a
- suspenseful,
- laugh-out-loud
- page-turner
- and
- an
- incisive
- inspection
- of
- privilege,
- race
- and
- class."
- –J.
- Courtney
- Sullivan,
- author
- of
- Friends
- and
- Strangers,
- in
- The
- New
- York
- TimesSmart
- and
- juicy,
- a
- compulsively
- readable
- novel
- about
- a
- previously
- happy
- group
- of
- friends
- and
- parents
- that
- is
- nearly
- destroyed
- by
- their
- own
- competitiveness
- when
- an
- exclusive
- school
- for
- gifted
- children
- opens
- in
- the
- community,
- from
- the
- author
- of
- The
- Displacements**This
- deliciously
- sharp
- novel
- captures
- the
- relentless
- ambitions
- and
- fears
- that
- animate
- parents
- and
- their
- children
- in
- modern
- America,
- exploring
- the
- conflicts
- between
- achievement
- and
- potential,
- talent
- and
- privilege.Set
- in
- the
- fictional
- town
- of
- Crystal,
- Colorado,
- The
- Gifted
- School
- is
- a
- keenly
- entertaining
- novel
- that
- observes
- the
- drama
- within
- a
- community
- of
- friends
- and
- parents
- as
- good
- intentions
- and
- high
- ambitions
- collide
- in
- a
- pile-up
- with
- long-held
- secrets
- and
- lies.
- Seen
- through
- the
- lens
- of
- four
- families
- who've
- been
- a
- part
- of
- one
- another's
- lives
- since
- their
- kids
- were
- born
- over
- a
- decade
- ago,
- the
- story
- reveals
- not
- only
- the
- lengths
- that
- some
- adults
- are
- willing
- to
- go
- to
- get
- ahead,
- but
- the
- effect
- on
- the
- group's
- children,
- sibling
- relationships,
- marriages,
- and
- careers,
- as
- simmering
- resentments
- come
- to
- a
- boil
- and
- long-buried,
- explosive
- secrets
- surface
- and
- detonate.
- It's
- a
- humorous,
- keenly
- observed,
- timely
- take
- on
- ambitious
- parents,
- willful
- kids,
- and
- the
- pursuit
- of
- prestige,
- no
- matter
- the cost.
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