The New Girls
HarperCollins · Paperback · May 3, 2005
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- Who it’s for
- Follow five girls through prep-school years as familiar traditions meet a society in upheaval.
- Themes
- Coming of age, Social change, Sexuality
- Genres
- Coming-of-Age, Post–World War II Fiction, Feminist Fiction
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The New Girls is a resonant, engrossing novel about five girls during their formative prep-school years in the tumultuous mid-sixties. Into their reality of first-class trips to Europe, resort vacations, and deb parties enter the Vietnam War, the women's movement, and the sexual revolution.
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As the old traditions collide with the new society, the girls lose their innocence, develop a social conscience, and discover their sexuality -- blossoming into women shaped by their turbulent times.
Tradition Meets Change
Follow five girls through prep-school years as familiar traditions meet a society in upheaval.
Come here for
- A coming-of-age story shaped by the mid-sixties
- Private growing pains alongside public change
Expect
- Five girls at the center
- A shift from innocence toward social conscience and self-discovery
Where it sits
| Post–World War II Fiction | 51% |
|---|---|
| Coming-of-Age | 44% |
| Feminist Fiction | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Plays by Women
- Literary Fiction
- Medieval Romance
- 20th-Century Historical Romance
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- Romantic Comedy
- American Historical Romance
- Royal Romance
- Gilded-Age Romance
- Authors
- Beth Gutcheon
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 3, 2005
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Coming of age · Social change · Sexuality
- Reading lane
- Plays by Women