Notes on a Scandal

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'Brilliant, nasty, gripping' Zadie Smith From the first day that the beguiling Sheba Hart joins the staff of St George's, history teacher Barbara Covett is convinced that she has found a kindred spirit. Barbara's loyalty to her new friend is passionate and unstinting and when Sheba is discovered having an illicit affair with one of her pupils, Barbara quickly elects herself as Sheba's chief defender. But all is not as it first seems in this dark story and, as Sheba will soon discover, a friend can be just as treacherous as any lover. 'Compelling, dark, sexy' Observer 'Superbly gripping. One of the most compelling books I've read in ages' Daily Telegraph 'Deliciously perverse, laugh-out-loud-funny' Vogue

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Fascinating, brilliant, horribly addictive * Guardian *
Outstanding, brilliantly understated and blackly funny * Daily Telegraph *
Brilliant, nasty, gripping -- Zadie Smith * Observer *
Deliciously sinister * Daily Mail *
Compelling, dark, sexy * Observer *
Deliciously perverse, laugh-out-loud-funny * Vogue *

Author Bio

Zo Heller was born in London. She was educated at Oxford University and Columbia University in New York. Her first novel, Everything You Know, was published by Viking in 1999, her second, Notes on a Scandal (also published by Viking) was recently made into a feature film starring Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench. Zo Heller writes a column for the Daily Telegraph and was Columnist of the Year for 2002. She lives in New York.