Catherine House : a novel
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New York, NY : Custom House, [2020].
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First edition.
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311 pages ; 22 cm
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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION THOMAS 2020
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Published
New York, NY : Custom House, [2020].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English

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Catherine House is a school of higher learning like no other. Hidden deep in the woods of rural Pennsylvania, this crucible of reformist liberal arts study with its experimental curriculum, wildly selective admissions policy, and formidable endowment, has produced some of the world's best minds: prize-winning authors, artists, inventors, Supreme Court justices, presidents. For those lucky few selected, tuition, room, and board are free. But acceptance comes with a price. Students are required to give the House three years--summers included--completely removed from the outside world. Family, friends, television, music, even their clothing must be left behind. In return, the school promises a future of sublime power and prestige, and that its graduates can become anything or anyone they desire. Among this year's incoming class is Ines Murillo, who expects to trade blurry nights of parties, cruel friends, and dangerous men for rigorous intellectual discipline--only to discover an environment of sanctioned revelry. Even the school's enigmatic director, Viktoria, encourages the students to explore, to expand their minds, to find themselves within the formidable iron gates of Catherine. For Ines, it is the closest thing to a home she's ever had. But the House's strange protocols soon make this refuge, with its worn velvet and weathered leather, feel increasingly like a gilded prison. And when tragedy strikes, Ines begins to suspect that the school--in all its shabby splendor, hallowed history, advanced theories, and controlled decadence--might be hiding a dangerous agenda within the secretive, tightly knit group of students selected to study its most promising and mysterious curriculum.--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Thomas, E. (2020). Catherine House: a novel (First edition.). Custom House.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Thomas, Elisabeth. 2020. Catherine House: A Novel. Custom House.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Thomas, Elisabeth. Catherine House: A Novel Custom House, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Thomas, Elisabeth. Catherine House: A Novel First edition., Custom House, 2020.

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