Having seen the film I was immediatly making judgements about this book before I'd even started it. However the film and the book don't always cover the same ground and certainly end very differently (I prefered the ending of the film) but there were many parts that were similar. I think the idea for this story is very good and rather daring for a book, dealing with underage affairs between pupils and teachers and the consequences for all those around.
Barbara is a lonely mid-sixties spinster who spots pretty new pottery teacher Sheba at her first day in the elementary school. Recognising ( in her own head) a kindred spirit, Barbara and Sheba become very close ( Barbara records everything in her diary) and it is only when Sheba confides the news of an affair between herself and a 15 year old boy from the school that Barbara's world threatens to come crashing down.
Brilliantly addictive. The kind of book you stay up late to read even when you can barely keep your eyes open.
Started 7th May
Finished 9th May
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