Almost no tome evokes this seasonal spirit better than Curtis SittenfeldsPrep.
Perhaps the most impressive piece of trivia aboutPrepis that it was Sittenfelds debut novel.
And I asked myself what do I have, and how do I get to the end of it?
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Sittenfeld was 24 years old when she got to work on the book and 29 when it published.
People always say to me, how did you decide which publisher to go to, laughed Sittenfeld.
And I would say it really wasnt that difficult.
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In spite of the difficult road to publication,Preptook off as soon as it hit shelves.
school and students featured in the novel.
The setting [ofPrep] is essentially Groton, she said.
But a few moments from her time at St. Albans made their way onto the page.
It was just so irresistibly preposterous that I couldnt help myself.
And the instantly-recognizable cover began as an image of an ivy-covered fence, intended to evoke academic exclusivity.
Now, 13 years after that green-ribbon-cover first hit shelves, Sittenfeld is a prominent author.
Its shockingly unusual this was never supposed to be a bestseller.
