I think that this book is a very good debut novel, it kept me guessing until the very end. The story is about a troubled girl, Louisa, whose parents have seperated and her Mother has gone off to live with another man. Louisa is sent to a new boarding school, Temple house, part of Louisa is relieved to be leaving her broken family behind and starting a new life, it is here that she meets Victoria and thier teacher Mr Lavelle. The three of them form a strong bond together, although possibly somewhat inappropriately on the teachers part, Victoria is in love with Mr Lavelle, Louisa is in love with Victoria, definitely a recipe for disaster, jealousy, control and tempers get out of hand until both Louisa and Mr Lavelle vanish together. Many years later a journalist looks into the case of the missing couple again and turns up some interesting surprises!
An excellent page turner!
An excellent page turner!