{"product_id":"a-very-private-school-charles-spencer-9781668046395","title":"A Very Private School: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eNOW WITH A NEW AFTERWORD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"A tour de force.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \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 Charles Spencer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1668046393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668046395\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Charles Spencer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45898072686847,"sku":"9781668046395","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_84f7d99c-f2ba-4239-a8c3-d76dcab11f11.jpg?v=1721375439","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-very-private-school-charles-spencer-9781668046395","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}