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J. I. Esker spends her days teaching math at a private Brooklyn school and her nights in quiet solitude, reading under a blanket in her tiny apartment. The quiet resolution of her life is challenged when her favored student, Ann James, suffers a fall at a school concert and is confined to home in casts. Esker begins tutoring the bright, restless teen, and in the process discovers that she is falling, albeit slowly and with reluctance, in love with Ann’s father, Wally. The novel deftly examines the interplay between professional duty and personal desire, exploring themes of teacher‑student boundaries, family dynamics, and the quiet struggles that shape identity.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Leah Hager Cohen
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