Lily's new novel, Euphoria, was released in June 2014. She has taught English and Creative Writing at several universities and high schools in this country and abroad. in Creative Writing from Syracuse University. in English Literature from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her M.A. Lily King grew up in Massachusetts and received her B.A. A triumphant and masterful follow-up to her multi-award-winning debut, The English Teacher confirms Lily King as one of the most accomplished and vibrant young voices of today. This is a passionate tale of a mother and son's vital bond and a provocative look at our notions of intimacy, honesty, loyalty, and the real meaning of home. For years she has lived largely through the books she teaches, but when she accepts the impulsive marriage proposal of ardent widower Tom Belou, the prescribed life Vida has constructed is swiftly dismantled. By living on campus, on an island off the New England coast, Vida has cocooned herself and her son, Peter, from the outside world and from an inside secret. She has since become a fixture and one of the best teachers Fayer has ever had. Fifteen years ago Vida Avery arrived alone and pregnant at elite Fayer Academy. Chosen by the Chicago Tribune and Publishers Weekly as one of the Best Novels of 2005, Lily King's new novel is a story about an independent woman and her fifteen-year-old son, and the truth she has long concealed from him.
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