{"product_id":"the-rector-of-justin-modern-library","title":"The Rector of Justin (Modern Library)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLouis Auchincloss has been celebrated as one of the best American novelists of our time. The Rector of Justin  originally published in 1964  is widely considered to be his most ambitious novel and his greatest achievement.  The terrain is familiar  vintage Auchincloss  in its astute dissection of the social mores of the Northeasts privileged establishment. The story centers on a prestigious Episcopal school for boys and its commanding  charismatic founder  Frank Prescott  a man whose lifelong goal was to head such a school. With laser-sharp insight  Auchincloss portrays the evolution of this man and the sources of his virtues and failings  his successes  and his crises of faith. Seamlessly interweaving multiple points of viewfrom an adoring teacher to that of a rebellious daughterAuchincloss captures the brilliant totality of a man. Through the personalities and memories of six intense observers  a psychologically complex social history of the eighty years of his life emerges.  This new edition contains an Afterword by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946461392949,"sku":"ByrdShop_0679641025","price":31.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780679641025_65327f90-197c-4d75-ada0-80253e36d5e8.jpg?v=1771252947","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-rector-of-justin-modern-library","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}