The River King
Author: Alice Hoffman
From the best-selling author of The Dovekeepers, The River King confirms Alice Hoffman as “one of our quirkiest and most interesting novelists” (Jane Smiley, USA Today).People tend to stay in their place in the town of Haddan. The students at the prestigious prep school don’t mix with locals. Even within the school, hierarchy rules as freshman and faculty members find out….Read More
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