Description
The New Girls is a resonant, engrossing novel about five girls during their formative prep-school years in the tumultuous mid-sixties. Into their reality of first-class trips to Europe, resort vacations, and deb parties enter the Vietnam War, the women's movement, and the sexual revolution. As the old traditions collide with the new society, the girls lose their innocence, develop a social conscience, and discover their sexuality -- blossoming into women shaped by their turbulent times.
Author: Beth Gutcheon
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 05/03/2005
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.33h x 5.03w x 0.96d
ISBN13: 9780060977023
ISBN10: 0060977027
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Romance | Historical | 20th Century
- Fiction | Coming of Age
- Fiction | Women