THE BOY IN THE POOL

by Camilla R. Bittle ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 7, 1962

Report repeated from page 712 of the August 1st bulletin, when scheduled for fall publication, as follows: ""The boy, accidently drowned in the pool of a New England preparatory school with spartan, sterling traditions, is Carmichael, one of the troublemakers from a broken home. This tragedy is seen through some of its subsequent consequences for those involved: his mother, an actress, who is not only guilty for having been such a 'rotten mother' but now faces the fact that the boy will no longer serve as a connection with her divorced husband; the housemaster who knows that Carmichael had stolen his key to the gym, and his roommate who shares that knowledge; the headmaster, an insensitive but capable administrator, who shirks moral and personal involvement and in so doing is alienating his wife;and David Ellison, who shows a real and needed gift for direction and guidance... A first novel, this keeps its characters, concerns and situation sympathetic, although at a feminine level of recognition and response.

Pub Date: Jan. 7, 1962

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Lippincott

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Jan. 1, 1962

Categories: FICTION