THE BOY IN THE POOL

by Bittle, ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 28, 1962

The boy, drowned in the pool of a New England preparatory school with sterling traditions, is , 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 Dave Ellison, the chaplain, 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: May 28, 1962

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Lippincott

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1962

Categories: FICTION