by Zoë Heller (Author)
When the new teacher first arrives, Barbara immediately senses that this woman will be different from the rest of her staff-room colleagues. But Barbara is not the only one to feel that Sheba is special, and before too long Sheba is involved in an illicit affair with a pupil. Barbara finds the relationship abhorrent, of course, but she is the only adult in whom Sheba can properly confide. So when the liaison is found out and Sheba's life falls apart, Barbara is there...
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Viking
Published: 05 Jun 2003
ISBN 10: 0670914061
ISBN 13: 9780670914067
Prizes: Shortlisted for Booker Prize for Fiction 2003 and Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2003.