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"Concluding tells the story of the strange events that occur in a single day at a State-run school for girls." "Retired scientist Mr. Rock, "an old man in love with his goose," lives in a cottage with his adult granddaughter Elizabeth. Bordering the grounds of the school, the cottage - which the State has given Rock for the duration of his life in gratitude for his scientific contributions - is coveted by the school's two spinsterish governesses, Misses Edge and Baker.". "As the story opens, two students are missing. The resultant search for their whereabouts raises numerous fears and…
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5 editions- Paperback · English · 1997HARVILL PRESS · 224 pages · 9781860460272
- Other · English · 2017New Directions Publishing Corporation · 224 pages · 9780811227001
- Other · English · 2000Dalkey Archive Press · 213 pages · 9781564782533
- Other · English · 1985University of Chicago Press · 254 pages · 9780226306117
- Other · English · 1970A.M. Kelley · 254 pages · 9780678031582
SchoolsGirlsMissing childrenFictionFiction, general









