{"product_id":"9780008666101","title":"A Very Private School: The #1 Sunday Times Bestselling Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eTHE #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003eA \u003cem\u003eTimes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSpectator \u003c\/em\u003eand Waterstones Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e'Shocking and moving' \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cstrong\u003e'Top marks for its searing frankness, framed in wistfully beautiful prose’ \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt eight years of age, Charles Spencer was sent away to one of England's most England's most exclusive boarding schools. Here he reveals the strange secrets of the school, and the culture of cruelty and abuse he experienced in his five years there as pupil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpencer reflects on the misery, hopelessness and abandonment he felt aged eight, viscerally describing the intense pain of homesickness and the vicious brutality of a boys' school in the 1970s. All these years later, Spencer's bafflement at the teachers' motivations to inflict such cruelty on young children in palpable. As is his fury that, even if somehow he had spoken up, he'd never have been believed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n          \u003cem\u003eCharles Spencer's book 'A Very Private School' was a Sunday Times bestseller w\/c 11-03-2024.\u003c\/em\u003e\n        \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn A Very Private School, Charles Spencer delves into the social and educational history of Britain, shedding light on the developmental psychology of children subjected to such environments. His personal memoirs, a Sunday Times bestseller, offer a raw and unfiltered look into the 20th century education system, making it a must-read for those interested in European history and studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Robert Jobson (Diana), Leanda De Lisle (The Sisters Who Would Be Queen), Tom Holland (The Rest is History), Jessie Childs (Henry VIII's Last Victim), and Kathryn Warner (Edward II's Nieces, The Clare Sisters).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarperCollins 2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charles Spencer, Read by Charles Spencer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889128165525,"sku":"9780008666101","price":41.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008666101.jpg?v=1776888384","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008666101","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}