Admission

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For years, 38-year-old Portia Nathan has avoided the past, hiding behind her busy (and sometimes punishing) career as a Princeton University admissions officer and her dependable domestic life. Her reluctance to confront the truth is suddenly overwhelmed by the resurfacing of a life-altering decision, and Portia is faced with an extraordinary test. Just as thousands of the nation's brightest students await her decision regarding their academic admission, so too must Portia decide whether to make her own ultimate admission.

Admission is at once a fascinating look at the complex college admissions process and an emotional examination of what happens when the secrets of the past return and shake a woman's life to its core.

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A book you can't put down. O, The Oprah Magazine 'Sharply observed and written ... Korelitz knows how to tell a story. Atlantic Monthly 'A gripping portrait of a woman in crisis from the extremely gifted Korelitz.' Kirkus Review Wise and engaging. USA Today Extremely satisfying. Los Angeles Times

Author Bio

Jean Hanff Korelitz was born and raised in New York City and graduated from Dartmouth College and Clare College, Cambridge. She is the author of the novels A Jury of Her Peers, The Sabbathday River, The White Rose, and Admission, as well as The Properties of Breath, a collection of poetry.