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Schoolteacher Barbara Covett follows a solitary lifestyle until a new teacher, Sheba Hart, draws her into a touching confidence. But unbeknownst to their colleagues, Sheba begins an affair with an underage male student. When the facts come to light, Barbara comes to her friend's defense, revealing Sheba's secrets and her own as well.
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"Equally adroit at satire and at psychological suspense, Heller charts the course of a predatory friendship and demonstrates the lengths to which some people go for human company."
New Yorker
"Both a penetrating character study and a sharp examination of voyeurism, Heller's novel is utterly brilliant."
Booklist
"Heller elevates a tabloid-worthy tale of obsession into an intense, witty, literary page-turner."
Entertainment Weekly