
No Ivory Tower: A Novel (Miss Oliver's School for Girls, 2)
Set in the backdrop of a prestigious all-girls boarding school, this provocative novel explores the personal lives of those within the school's small community and the empowerment, strength, and resolve it must find in the face of a surprise adversary.
After a tumultuous transitional year at the prestigious boarding school, Rachel Bickham now leads as the new head of Miss Oliver's School for Girls, ready to rush in an era of renewal and success. With beloved teacher Francis Plummer by her side, surely she can conquer anything thrown at her, perhaps even finally start a family of her own. But lately Rachel hears nothing about Francis's classes, once legend among the students. . . In fact, the praises have been suspiciously absent. In the meantime, financial crisis still looms over the school, and now there are rumors spreading of a big scandal concerning one of the students, Claire Nelson, who is like a daughter to Rachel. To save Claire from expulsion and preserve the school's reputation, Rachel must come up with a daring plan that may risk everything--her career, marriage, even the special bond with Claire--but it may just save them all.
This is the follow-up to Davenport's first novel, Saving Miss Oliver's.
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Book details
- Author
- Stephen Davenport
- Imprint
- West Margin Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 386
- Formats
- Hardcover, Paperback
- Series
- Miss Oliver's School for Girls
- Ages
- 14-
- Subjects
- Young Adult Fiction › School & Education › Boarding School & Prep School
Young Adult Fiction › Girls & Women
Young Adult Fiction › Literary - Topics
- boarding school · all-girls school · headmistress · teacher's decline · school leadership · midlife crisis · Alzheimer's · women's empowerment
- ISBN-13
- 9781513262031 (Hardcover)9781513262024 (Paperback)
About the author
STEPHEN DAVENPORT spent his career leading independent schools, serving as head of The Country School in Madison, CT, and The Athenian School in Danville, CA, and as director of the boarding camp Cragged Mountain Farm.
Davenport earned The Capital Area Distinguished Teacher Award from Trinity College. His writing has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, the New York Times Sunday travel section, and the Saturday Review.
When not writing, Davenport consults with independent schools, conducting executive searches, leading professional development workshops for faculties, and coaching school heads. He also serves on the boards of The Athenian School and Aim High in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Stephen lives in Oakland, California.
