Search - The New Girls

Not my favorite Beth Gutcheon, but not bad if you grew up in the 60's. One thing I came away with -- girls were girls regardless of socioeconomic factors. I didn't grow up anywhere near the economic class these girls were in, but still saw my friends and I in many of their conflicts with growing up.

I kept waiting for the plot devices to kick in, but no pay off. There was so much more potenital and it just fell flat for me. Surprising as the characters were believable and the settings excellent. I just felt let down that in the end, it just seemed like a story about some rich girls and their time at prep school in the 60's and nothing particularly special.

My favorite book this year. Intelligent without being presumptious, sentimental and smart.

story of young girls at boarding school...good