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Catherine House

  • 2020 first published
  • 320 pages
  • 9 editions

Elisabeth Thomas's Catherine House (2020) is a gothic fiction novel. Key subjects include social isolation, universities and colleges, college students and Degeneration.

28 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 9 editions.

It runs to roughly 320 pages — 5–6 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Catherine House

A gothic-infused debut of literary suspense, set within a secluded, elite university and following a dangerously curious, rebellious undergraduate who uncovers a shocking secret about an exclusive circle of students . . . and the dark truth beneath her school's promise of prestige. Trust us, you belong here. Catherine House is a school of higher learning like no other. Hidden deep in the woods of rural Pennsylvania, this crucible of reformist liberal arts study with its experimental curriculum, wildly selective admissions policy, and formidable endowment, has produced some of the world's best minds: prize-winning authors, artists, inventors, Supreme Court justices, presidents. For those lucky few selected, tuition, room, and board are free. But acceptance comes with a price. Students are required to give the House three years--summers included--completely removed from the outside world. Family, friends, television, music, even their clothing must be left behind. In return, the school promises a future of sublime power and prestige, and that its graduates can become anything or anyone they desire. Among this year's incoming class is Ines Murillo, who expects to trade blurry nights of parties, cruel friends, and dangerous men for rigorous intellectual discipline--only to discover an environment of sanctioned revelry.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Gothic
  • Suspense
  • Suspense thrillers
  • College stories
  • Privilege, Social psychology
  • Social isolation
  • Thrillers
  • Universities and colleges
  • Private colleges and universities
  • College students
  • Elite, Social sciences
  • Degeneration

Quick answers

Who wrote Catherine House?

Catherine House was written by Elisabeth Thomas and first published in 2020.

What genre is Catherine House?

It is usually shelved as Gothic Fiction.

How long is Catherine House?

The median edition has 320 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Catherine House?

Readers who like it often enjoy Airs Above the Ground, The Wife Upstairs and Uncle Silas.

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