POSH: A Novel

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Review “Extremely addictive; once started the novel is impossible to put down…a piece of beautiful writing.” ―Philadelphia Inquirer“In this diverting tale, conspicuous consumption takes a backseat to character development, and voyeuristic cheap thrills are mitigated by Jackson's realistic depictions of relationships, whether among the wealthy or the less-so.” ―San Francisco Chronicle“Jackson makes these people's issues achingly real with her sharp thinking and clear, concise writing.” ―Providence Journal“Emotional, fast-paced and a little bit wicked…her characters are complex, flawed and very real.” ―Romantic Times Read more From the Inside Flap It' s a world of over-the-top entitlement and tribal customs, a world of surface interactions and deep needs-- a world of private schools and privilege. Griffin is a preparatory school on Manhattan' s Upper East Side with the best students-- and the richest parent body-- the city has to offer. The emotionally charged lives of the teenagers and adults that collide and intersect at Griffin include those of: --Kathryn " Lazy" Hoffman is the headmistress at the Griffin School, in the midst of an affair she almost can' t remember why she started. Lazy ministers to children, but her cross to bear is the parents-- especially those who wonder why their little darlings aren' t going to Harvard --Michael Avery, smart driven, and clearly on the fast track to Cambridge, but so troubled that he becomes a burden to his girlfriend --Julianne Coopersmith, a sweetly compassionate child of divorce who happily wears designer hand-me-downs from her best friend, and adores Michael even in the face of his neediness and meltdowns --Susan Avery, who is detached from her brilliant but tortured son, and finds it' s easier to love her Chinese Crested Hairless than her own child --Dee Coopersmith, whose life driving a cab couldn' t be a bigger contrast to the rest of the parent body at Griffin, but whose sense of self and fierce protection of her daughter have unexpected consequences Fast-paced, gently satirical, yet deeply felt, POSH is a surprisingly poignant and knowing novel distinguished by its spare and elegant prose. Read more About the Author Lucy Jackson is the pseudonym for an acclaimed short story writer and novelist. Her fiction has appeared in The New Yorker, Best American Short Stories, and many other magazines and anthologies. She lives in New York. Read more