If they wanted to, they could pinpoint our first meeting to the minute.
They probably have a copy of my timetable. So they know when I arrived in Edinburgh, and which day I started work. They’ve spoken to Robert, my old boss, already. They will have done their homework, I’m sure. So they won’t be asking because they want to know the date, the time, the address, all the little details. Lawyers don’t like surprises, least of all when they’re on the record. I remember when Luke was training, he told me that you only ever ask a question if you already know the answer. The first thing they’ll ask me is how I met her. *** Longlisted for the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2014 *** Read more *** Shortlisted for the Deanston Scottish Crime Book of the Year Award 2014 *** Greek tragedy isn't the most obvious way to win over such damaged children, yet these tales of fate, family and vengeance speak directly to them.Įnthralled by the bloodthirsty justice of the ancient world, the teenagers begin to weave the threads of their own tragedy - one that Alex watches, helpless to prevent.
In desperation to reach them, Alex turns to the stories she knows best. Her fourth-year students are troubled and violent.
Alex is fragile with grief and way out of her depth. It's a place for kids whose behaviour is so extreme that they cannot be taught in a normal classroom. Moving to Edinburgh to escape her demons, Alex takes a job teaching at a Pupil Referral Unit. From the Women's Prize-shortlisted author of A Thousand Ships and Pandora's Jar comes a critically-acclaimed novel of grief, myth and Greek tragedy.Īlex Morris has lost everything:her relationship, her career and her faith in the future.
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