Ebook {Epub PDF} A Student of History by Nina Revoyr

by Nina Revoyr ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 5, An entertaining, crisply written tale of a young man uncovering dangerous secrets takes place not on Los Angeles’ mean streets but among the luxurious estates of its old-money families. The sixth novel by Revoyr (Lost Canyon, , etc.) evokes echoes of Great Expectations, The Great Gatsby, and a lot of Raymond Chandler, but with a thoroughly 21st . Read reviews and buy A Student of History - by Nina Revoyr at Target. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. Free standard shipping with $35 orders. Expect More. Pay Less. A STUDENT OF HISTORY: A NOVEL by Nina Revoyr. This title is published by Akashic Books and was offered to me for an unbiased and honest review. Thank you. Ms. Revoyr draws many parallels from other literary works, primarily GREAT EXPECTATIONS and THE GREAT GATSBY. I especially like thinking of our main character, Rick Nagano, as a very star-struck Nick Carraway, exposed to the .

"Nina Revoyr is one of Los Angeles's most sharp-eyed and penetrating chroniclers, and A Student of History only furthers her reputation. Part mystery, part sentimental education, this is a searing novel of thought-provoking complexity.". A STUDENT OF HISTORY. by Nina Revoyr ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 5, An entertaining, crisply written tale of a young man uncovering dangerous secrets takes place not on Los Angeles' mean streets but among the luxurious estates of its old-money families. The sixth novel by Revoyr (Lost Canyon, , etc.) evokes echoes of Great Expectations. A contemporary Los Angeles story of uncrossable social lines, allegiance and betrayal, immeasurable power, and the ways the present is continually shaped by the past. Rick Nagano is a graduate student in the history department at USC, struggling to make rent on the South Los Angeles apartment near the neighborhood where his family once lived. When he lands a job as a research assistant for the.

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