Gillian Linden

A beautiful, spare, brief slice of the daily life of a mother and teacher who witnesses a possible abuse of power between an administrator and a student. Did it happen or not, and what should she do about it midst all the chaos of both home and school. A wonderful, enthralling, and all too short book.

A very short collection of connected stories about college students and "new adults" trying to make their way in the world. It was fine. I liked the spare writing and occasional bits of humor, but there wasn't much "there" there.

This was an impulse choice from my public library. This short novel explores a young part-time teacher trying to do the right thing when observing an ambiguous interaction between a teacher and a student. The reader wants a clear resolution, but the written ending is probably realistic. An interesting read which reminded me of the contemporary play, Doubt.