'Fascinating, brilliant, horribly addictive' Guardian
From the day that Sheba Hart joins the staff at St George's, history teacher Barbara Covett is convinced that she has found a kindred spirit. When Sheba is discovered having an illicit affair with one of her pupils, Barbara appoints herself Sheba's chief defender. Yet all is not as it first appears in this dark story and as Sheba will eventually discover, a friend can be as treacherous as any lover.
'Superbly gripping' Daily Telegraph
Review
Fascinating, brilliant, horribly addictive - Guardian
Superbly gripping. One of the most compelling books I've read in ages - Daily Telegraph
Deliciously sinister - Daily Mail
Excellent. An undercurrent of subtle malice, cleverly controlled by Heller - Evening Standard
Brilliant, nasty, gripping -- Zadie Smith - Observer
Reads like a nose through someone else's bathroom cabinet: full of guilty insights and delicious snobbery - Independent
A subtle study in obsession and loneliness ... my take-it-to-the-beach recommendation -- Monica Ali - Guardian Summer Reading
About the Author
Zoë Heller is the author of three novels: Everything You Know; Notes on a Scandal, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2003; and The Believers. She lives in New York.
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