by Claire Messud (Author)
Nora Eldridge has always been a good girl: a good daughter, colleague, friend, employee. She teaches at an elementary school where the children and the parents adore her; but her real passion is her art, which she makes alone, unseen. One day Reza Shahid appears in her classroom: eight years old, a perfect, beautiful boy. Reza's father has a fellowship at Harvard and his mother is a glamorous and successful installation artist. Nora is admitted into their charmed circle, and everything is transformed. Or so she believes. Liberation from her old life is not quite what it seems, and she is about to suffer a betrayal more monstrous than anything she could have imagined.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: 1
Publisher: Virago
Published: 02 Jan 2014
ISBN 10: 1844087336
ISBN 13: 9781844087334
Book Overview: - A book guaranteed to start discussion and debate - massive book club promotion - Exclusive video content including book trailer - Virago Book Club promotion - Sharable online content include quote sheet
Prizes: Long-listed for Scotiabank Giller Prize 2013.