![]() ![]() ![]() She is telling us about her life six years previous, when she was a new uni student, making new friends and getting to know her professor. We are hearing Jess’ story in retrospect. Lorna’s book, The Truants, is all about people who break the rules and live exciting lives ( ‘And those moments of playing truant from their lives – those were the moments the Devil became divine‘), which is what this book The Truants is about too, although not always with the outcomes the characters intend. An enigmatic English professor and published author. Jess Walker applies to a specific university in Norwich, specifically to be taught by Dr. Opening sentence: ‘It’s hard to say who I fell in love with first.’ Jess’ coming of age story I had heard that Kate Weinberg’s debut novel drew comparisons to The Secret History by Donna Tartt – and that’s all I needed to know. Well, isn’t this a dark, twisty and completely captivating tale? I didn’t know much about the plot of The Truants when I started reading. ![]()
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