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The place is St Oswald's, an old and long-established boys' grammar school in the north of England. A new year has just begun, and for the staff and boys of the school, a wind of unwelcome change is blowing. Suits, paperwork and Information Technology rule the world and Roy Straitley, Latin master, eccentric, and veteran of St Oswald's, is finally -areluctantly -acontemplating retirement. But beneath the little rivalries, petty disputes and everyday crises of the school, a darker undercurrent stirs. And a bitter grudge, hidden and carefully nurtured for thirteen years, is about to erupt. Who is Mole, the mysterious insider, whose cruel practical jokes are gradually escalating towards violence -aand perhaps, murder? And how can an old and half-forgotten scandal become the stone that brings down a giant?
Books by Joanne Harris:
- Jigs & Reels (2004)
- Blackberry Wine (2001)
- Chocolat (2000)
- Chocolat. Joanne Harris (2000)
- Gentlemen and Players (2006)
- Five Quarters of the Orange (2007)
- The French Kitchen (2003)
- Peaches for Father Francis (2012)
- Runemarks (2008)
