{"product_id":"9780099505679","title":"Home School","description":"At the end of Charles Webb’s first novel, \u003cb\u003eThe Graduate\u003c\/b\u003e, Benjamin Braddock rescues his beloved Elaine from a marriage made not in heaven but in California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is now eleven years and 3,000 miles later, and the couple live in Westchester County, a suburb of New York City, with their two young sons whom they are educating at home. Through no accident, a continent now stands between them and the boys’ surviving grandparent, now known as Nan, but who in former days answered to Mrs. Robinson. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the story opens, the Braddock household is in turmoil as the Westchester School Board attempts to quash the unconventional educational methods the family is practicing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDesperate situations call for desperate remedies — even a cry for help to the mother-in-law from hell, who is only too happy to provide her loving services — but at a price far higher than could be expected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles Webb has a knack for pinpointing the horrors and absurdities of domestic life, and \u003cb\u003eHome School\u003c\/b\u003e displays all the precision and wit that made \u003cb\u003eThe Graduate\u003c\/b\u003e such a long-lasting success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Charles Webb","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":42789018239136,"sku":"9780099505679","price":9.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/products\/BNCImageAPI_da763f02-0e92-4d00-9127-ceb18d454763.jpg?v=1669068222","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780099505679","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}