Notes on a Scandal
Published on 23. July 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-241-98917-3 (ISBN)
Description
'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
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
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 *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 173 mm
Width: 112 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
148 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-98917-3 (9780241989173)
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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.