The English Experience: A Novel (The Dear Committee Trilogy)

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A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR • PEOPLE MAGAZINE’S BOOK OF THE WEEK • Beleaguered Professor Jason Fitger chaperones Payne University’s annual “Experience: Abroad” to London and beyond, with eleven undergrads in tow • The hilarious and heartfelt conclusion to the Dear Committee Members trilogy.

“Wise and hilarious and heartbreaking.”—Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls

“The perfect back-to-school novel for cynics…Entertaining and bittersweet.” —The Washington Post

The bestselling author of Dear Committee Members and The Shakespeare Requirement completes her hilarious trilogy of academic mishap by chronicling the beleaguered Professor Fitger as he chaperones Payne University’s annual “Experience: Abroad” to London and beyond, with eleven undergrads in tow.

Among his charges are a claustrophobe with a juvenile detention record, a student who erroneously believes he is headed for the Caribbean, a pair of unreconciled lovers, a set of undifferentiated twins, and one young woman who has never been away from her cat before.

Through a sea of troubles—personal, institutional, and international—the gimlet-eyed, acid-tongued Fitger strives to navigate safe passage for all concerned, revealing much about the essential need for human connection and the sometimes surprising places in which it is found.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vintage
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 23, 2024
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 059368575X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593685754
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.14 x 0.62 x 7.94 inches
Book 3 of 3 ‏ : ‎ The Dear Committee Trilogy
Best Sellers Rank: #131,451 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #816 in Fiction Satire #912 in Humorous Fiction #5,309 in Literary Fiction (Books)
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