Testimony (Shreve novel)
| Author | Anita Shreve |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Co. |
Publication date | 2008 |
| Publication place | United States |
| ISBN | 9780316059862 |
Testimony is a 2008 novel by American writer Anita Shreve.[1][2][3] The audiobook is narrated by Nick Sullivan.[4] The novel describes an unfolding sex scandal at a Massachusetts prep school.
Synopsis
[edit]Testimony tells the story of a sex scandal at a prestigious prep school called Avery Academy in Avery, Massachusetts - a small town with many blue collar workers. This school has a good reputation for sending students to Ivy League schools, but everything changes when this scandal is mishandled and covered up by the administration. The novel switches point-of-view and discusses the incident from multiple perspectives. Some of the most notable include: Mike Bordwin, the headmaster of the school; Rob Leicht, a member of the basketball team with prospects of going to Brown University; Ellen Leicht, Rob's mother; Silas Quinney, a local boy whose mother is having an affair with the school's headmaster; Owen Quinney, a local farmer and Silas's father; Noelle, Silas's girlfriend; James "J. Dot" Robles, a postgraduate basketball player; and Sienna, the only girl involved in the sex scandal; and Geoff Coggeshall, the dean of students who takes over as headmaster after the scandal.
All of these perspectives are mini "interviews" conducted by a journalist at the University of Vermont who is trying to get to the bottom of this incident.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Testimony". Booklist. September 1, 2008. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ "Testimony". Kirkus Reviews. September 1, 2008. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ "Testimony by Anita Shreve". Publishers Weekly. December 22, 2008. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
- ^ "Testimony (audiobook)". Booklist. February 1, 2009. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ^ kimbofo (November 30, 2008). "'Testimony' by Anita Shreve". Reading Matters. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
- ^ "A review of Testimony by Anita Shreve – Compulsive Reader". June 1, 2009. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
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