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003    OCoLC 
005    20200602135427.0 
008    200514s2020    nyu    e      000 1 eng d 
010    on1112276929 
020    0062905651 
020    9780062905659 
035    (OCoLC)1112276929 
040    YDX|beng|cYDX|dOPW|erda|dUtOrBLW 
082 04 813/.6|223 
092    |fF|aTHOMAS 
100 1  Thomas, Elisabeth,|d1960-|eauthor. 
245 10 Catherine house /|cElisabeth Thomas. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bCustom House,|c2020. 
300    311 pages ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
520    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. 
650  0 College stories. 
650  0 Privilege (Social psychology)|vFiction. 
650  0 Social isolation|vFiction. 
655  7 Thrillers (Fiction)|2lcgft