Description
In an exclusive all-girls high school, a shocking scandal involving a teacher and a student sends ripples of curiosity and jealousy through the student body. As the girls dissect the affair's details, their enigmatic saxophone teacher guides them toward an upcoming recital, her own motives shrouded in mystery. When the local drama school decides to stage the scandal as their year-end production, the lines between reality and performance blur. This provocative novel explores the complexities of teenage desire and adult regret, questioning the boundaries of private lives and public performances.
Available Editions
paperback
Back Bay Books
Published Aug 24, 2011
336 pages
ISBN: 9780316074322
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Details
First Published
2013
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton.