{"product_id":"the-headmasters-wife-9781504081122","title":"The Headmaster's Wife","description":"\u003cb\u003eCultural shifts of the late twentieth century reveal dark secrets at an elite prep school, in this posthumously discovered novel by the author of \u003ci\u003e\"Our Crowd.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Located in bucolic Connecticut, the Crittenden School has long held a venerable reputation as one of New England's premier preparatory schools. However, times are changing, and that change is coming to Crittenden. In the midst of social upheaval, the headmaster's wife, Clarissa Spotswood, is thrust into faculty and student intrigues--a role for which she is woefully unprepared. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Clarissa has spent the past thirty years quietly standing by her husband, Headmaster Hobart Spotswood, projecting the image of the model society wife. But this meticulous façade is shattered when Clarissa uncovers horrific events within the school's insular community. And interspersed with the drama is Clarissa's own journal entries revealing a secret history of her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Previously unpublished, \u003ci\u003eThe Headmaster's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e was written by the late Stephen Birmingham, author of notable works such as \u003ci\u003eReal Lace\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLife at the Dakota\u003c\/i\u003e. Discovered after Birmingham's death, the manuscript was transcribed and edited by his son, Carey Birmingham.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504081122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.90d","brand":"Stephen Birmingham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44637568434357,"sku":"9781504081122","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_973041a5-bcbd-4e89-ba06-5221cb4ef1d9.jpg?v=1726582181","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-headmasters-wife-9781504081122","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}