{"product_id":"the-finishing-school-paperback-1","title":"The Finishing School - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoanna Goodman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this suspenseful, provocative novel of friendship, secrets, and deceit, a successful writer returns to her elite Swiss boarding school to get to the bottom of a tragic accident that took place while she was a student twenty years earlier.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow far would you go to uncover the truth?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne spring night in 1998 the beautiful Cressida Strauss plunges from a fourth-floor balcony at the Lyc e Internationale Suisse with catastrophic consequences. Loath to draw negative publicity to the school, a bastion of European wealth and glamour, officials quickly dismiss the incident as an accident, but questions remain: Was it a suicide attempt? Or was Cressida pushed? It was no secret that she had a selfish streak and had earned as many enemies as allies in her tenure at the school. For her best friend, scholarship student Kersti Kuusk, the lingering questions surrounding Cressida's fall continue to nag long after she leaves the Lyc e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKersti marries and becomes a bestselling writer, but never stops wondering about Cressida's obsession with the Helvetian Society--a secret club banned years before their arrival at the school--and a pair of its members who were expelled. When Kersti is invited as a guest to the Lyc e's 100th Anniversary, she begins probing the cover-up, unearthing a frightening underbelly of lies and abuse at the prestigious establishment. And in one portentous moment, Kersti makes a decision that will connect her to Cressida forever and raise the stakes dangerously high in her own desire to solve the mystery and redeem her past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn unputdownable read as clever as it is compelling, \u003cem\u003eThe Finishing School\u003c\/em\u003e offers a riveting glimpse into a privileged, rarefied world in which nothing is as it appears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne spring night in 1998 the beautiful Cressida Strauss plunges from a fourth-floor balcony at the Lyc馥 Internationale Suisse with catastrophic consequences. Loath to draw negative publicity to the school, a bastion of European wealth and glamour, officials quickly dismiss the incident as an accident, but questions remain: Was it a suicide attempt? Or was Cressida pushed? It was no secret that she had a selfish streak and had earned as many enemies as allies in her tenure at the school. For her best friend, scholarship student Kersti Kuusk, the lingering questions surrounding Cressida's fall continue to nag long after she leaves the Lyc馥.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKersti marries and becomes a bestselling writer, but never stops wondering about Cressida's obsession with the Helvetian Society--a secret club banned years before their arrival at the school--and a pair of its members who were expelled. When she is invited as a guest to the Lyc馥's 100th anniversary, she begins probing the cover-up, unearthing a frightening underbelly of lies and abuse at the prestigious establishment. And in one portentous moment, Kersti makes a decision that will connect her to Cressida forever and raise the stakes dangerously high in her own desire to solve the mystery and redeem her past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unputdownable read as clever as it is compelling, \u003cem\u003eThe Finishing School \u003c\/em\u003eoffers a riveting glimpse into a privileged, rarefied world in which nothing is as it appears.\u003c\/p\u003e--Miranda Beverly-Whittemore, author of \u003ci\u003eBittersweet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne spring night in 1998 the beautiful Cressida Strauss plunges from a fourth-floor balcony at the Lyc馥 Internationale Suisse with catastrophic consequences. Loath to draw negative publicity to the school, a bastion of European wealth and glamour, officials quickly dismiss the incident as an accident, but questions remain: Was it a suicide attempt? Or was Cressida pushed? It was no secret that she had a selfish streak and had earned as many enemies as allies in her tenure at the school. For her best friend, scholarship student Kersti Kuusk, the lingering questions surrounding Cressida's fall continue to nag long after she leaves the Lyc馥.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKersti marries and becomes a bestselling writer, but never stops wondering about Cressida's obsession with the Helvetian Society--a secret club banned years before their arrival at the school--and a pair of its members who were expelled. When she is invited as a guest to the Lyc馥's 100th anniversary, she begins probing the cover-up, unearthing a frightening underbelly of lies and abuse at the prestigious establishment. And in one portentous moment, Kersti makes a decision that will connect her to Cressida forever and raise the stakes dangerously high in her own desire to solve the mystery and redeem her past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unputdownable read as clever as it is compelling, \u003cem\u003eThe Finishing School \u003c\/em\u003eoffers a riveting glimpse into a privileged, rarefied world in which nothing is as it appears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759192113440,"sku":"9780062465580","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/86b6fbcedd7f2395a456b913d3c3657d.webp?v=1780144946","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-finishing-school-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}