JANE BEATON
Authors - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Rules (2009)
In this sequel to Class, Maggie has returned for another year of teaching at Downey House, a girls' boarding school. She is now engaged to Stan but she is less-than- enthusiastic about planning their wedding or returning to Scotland to find another teaching post. Plus she still can't stop thinking about David, a teacher from the boys' school, who is also engaged. Meanwhile a new girl arrives in the form of American army daughter Zelda. She gives a makeover to scholarship student Simone while Fliss takes the dieting a step too far trying to catch the eye of her crush, Will. And for headmistress Veronica, she is faced with a difficult decision about publicly acknowledging her adopted-out son.
Class (2008)
This is a story about life at a Cornwall boarding school for girls - but, unlike most boarding school books, told more from the viewpoint of a new teacher. Maggie Adair has left behind her long-term boyfriend Stan in Scotland to become English teacher at Downey House. Can their long-distance relationship survive and why is she so attracted to David, her opposite number at the boys' school? There's also principal Veronica Deveral, whose secret past is about to confront her, and French teacher Claire, who's having an affair. For those wanting the students' perspective, there's Fliss who can't wait to get thrown out of the school; scholarship winner Simone who's trying her hardest to fit in; and Alice, the beautiful troublemaker. I enjoyed the fact that all the threads weren't neatly sown up at the end - leaving us wanting to return to Downey House for the sequel.