Notes on a Scandal
Published on 4. August 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-241-95455-3 (ISBN)
Description
We don't have secrets, Sheba and I
From the first day that the beguiling Sheba Hart joins the staff of St George's, history teacher Barbara Covett is convinced that she has found a kindred spirit. Barbara's loyalty to her new friend is passionate and unstinting and when Sheba is discovered having an illicit affair with one of her young pupils, Barbara quickly elects herself as Sheba's chief defender. But all is not as at first it seems in this dark story and, as Sheba will soon discover, a friend can be just as treacherous as any lover.
From the first day that the beguiling Sheba Hart joins the staff of St George's, history teacher Barbara Covett is convinced that she has found a kindred spirit. Barbara's loyalty to her new friend is passionate and unstinting and when Sheba is discovered having an illicit affair with one of her young pupils, Barbara quickly elects herself as Sheba's chief defender. But all is not as at first it seems in this dark story and, as Sheba will soon discover, a friend can be just as treacherous as any lover.
Reviews / Votes
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 * The most gripping book I have read so far this year * Independent on Sunday *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
184 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-95455-3 (9780241954553)
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Person
Zoe 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.