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To his parents' dismay, Colin Keith - out of the noble but misplaced sense of duty peculiar to high-minded young university graduates - chooses to quit his training for the Bar and take a teaching job at Southbridge School. Little does Colin imagine that he will count among his pupils…
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1 author picked Summer Half as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Bright, optimistic, witty and absorbing, this is a coming-of-age story, a doomed romance, and a school story -- but told from the point of view of the school masters rather than the students. It is packed with hilariously funny incidents, including a fire and flood caused by a pet chameleon (no, honestly, it is hilarious), and infuriating yet sympathetic characters. For example: Colin Keith, our hero, wants to be a barrister specialising in railway law but takes a job as a school master because he's worried that he's a burden on his family; Philip Winter is an expert on the…
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