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Set within a school environment, the novel follows the legal and personal fallout when a teacher is charged with sexually assaulting a pupil. Through court-room proceedings and the social tensions of the school, it examines the impact of the accusation on all involved parties.
First publish date: 1961
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: James Barlow
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