Author: Chevalier, Tracy
Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Published on 17 May 2018 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Hogarth Shakespeare' series.
Paperback | 192 pages
129 x 196 x 13 | 142g
‘A compact and intense read full of twists, turns and intrigue’ Daily ExpressThe bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring and The Last Runaway returns with a tale of jealousy, bullying and revenge.
Arriving at his fourth school in six years, diplomat’s son Osei knows he needs an ally if he is to survive his first day – so he’s lucky to hit it off with Dee, the most popular girl in school. But one student can’t stand to witness this budding relationship: Ian decides to destroy the friendship between the black boy and the golden girl. By the end of the day, the school and its key players – teachers and pupils alike – will never be the same again.
The tragedy of Othello is transposed to a 1970s suburban Washington schoolyard in Tracy Chevalier's powerful drama of friends torn apart.