{"product_id":"notes-on-a-scandal-2","title":"Notes On A Scandal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Hay Festival and The Poole VOTE 100 BOOKS for Women Selection\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the 2003 Man Booker Prize, Zoë Heller''s \u003ci\u003eNotes on a Scandal \u003c\/i\u003eis a darkly compelling novel that explores the taboo subject of pupil\/teacher relationships, obsession and betrayal. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Brilliant, nasty, gripping''  Zadie Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Compelling, dark, sexy''  \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Superbly gripping. One of the most compelling books I''ve read in ages''  \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Deliciously sinister''  \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eZoë Heller is the author of three novels, \u003ci\u003eEverything You Know,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNotes on a Scandal,\u003c\/i\u003e which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2003 and \u003ci\u003eThe Believers\u003c\/i\u003e. The 2006 film adaptation of \u003ci\u003eNotes on a Scandal\u003c\/i\u003e, starring Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench, received four Oscar nominations. She lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320051999102,"sku":"NW9780141039954","price":9.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141039954.jpg?v=1778238201","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/notes-on-a-scandal-2","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}