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Notes on a Scandal

by Zoe Heller

Discover Zoë Heller's darkly compelling Booker-shortlisted novel which became an Oscar-nominated film starring Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench. '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 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 sinister' Daily Mail

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