{"product_id":"a-very-private-school-a-memoir-9781668046395","title":"A Very Private School: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER NPR \"BOOKS WE LOVE\" 2024 \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003ePEOPLE\u003c\/i\u003e'S\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"BEST CELEBRITY MEMOIRS\" 2024  \u003ci\u003eTOWN \u0026amp; COUNTRY'S \u003c\/i\u003e\"BEST NEW ROYAL BOOKS\" 2024  \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES \u003c\/i\u003e(LONDON) \"10 BEST BIOGRAPHIES AND MEMOIRS\" 2024  \u003ci\u003eWINNIPEG FREE PRESS'S \u003c\/i\u003e\"BEST BOOKS\" 2024 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW WITH A NEW AFTERWORD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A tour de force.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this poignant memoir, Charles Spencer recounts the trauma of being sent away from home at age eight to attend boarding school.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Very Private School \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a clear-eyed, first-hand account of a culture of cruelty at the school Charles Spencer attended in his youth and provides important insights into an antiquated boarding system. Drawing on the memories of many of his schoolboy contemporaries, as well as his own letters and diaries from the time, he reflects on the hopelessness and abandonment he felt at aged eight, viscerally describing the intense pain of homesickness and the appalling inescapability of it all. Exploring the long-lasting impact of his experiences, Spencer presents a candid reckoning with his past and a reclamation of his childhood. And now, in a new afterword, Spencer reflects on the aftermath of his memoir's publication, including the outpouring of support and solidarity from fellow abuse survivors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4310272\"\u003eCharles Spencer\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.14w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668046395\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668046393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO013000\"\u003eRich \u0026amp; Famous\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO014000\"\u003eRoyalty\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50810690470185,"sku":"9781668046395","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/5747\/7673\/files\/img_11a9b926-7b2a-449f-a366-9119ddcbb254.jpg?v=1755529098","url":"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/a-very-private-school-a-memoir-9781668046395","provider":"New Jersey Corrections Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}