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A provocative, razor-sharp, and timely novel about a beloved English professor facing a slew of accusations against her husband from his former students - a situation that becomes more complicated when she herself develops an obsession of her own . . .

When I was a child, I loved old…

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A book that zips with energy and sharp writing. The narrator's husband has been asked to relinquish his post as professor at the college where they both teach, after 7 former students claim he 'abused his power.'

I suspect the author belongs to my generation of undergraduates. Like her central character, I revered my professors – male & female – they knew more than I did and I wanted as much of them and their knowledge as I could get. Like her, I recognised that lust was what united most of them but like her I never felt diminished by…

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