Notes on a Scandal
by Zoë Heller
Taste attributes: dramapsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryrealisticenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeA contained novel that is realistic and morally murky. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.6 / 5
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About This Book
When her new friend and co-worker, Sheba Hart, begins a passionate affair with a male student, schoolteacher Barbara Covett decides to defend Sheba and unknowingly reveals secrets they both hide.
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- Author
- Zoë Heller
- Published
- 2003
- Pages
- 258
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- Open Library
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