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| Maggie Adair is back at Downey House in Cornwall after her summer break at home in Scotland. Not only is she preparing her curriculum for her literature class, but she's hoping to re-establish her relationship with David, who is back to teaching at the inner-city school. Maggie and David's plans for a summer trip together came crashing down when Maggie received bad news from home, forcing her to return, instead, to Scotland. David proceeded with the trip, and Maggie was hoping that nothing had changed in how close they'd become before the break. Maggie's favorite students at the all girls school have also returned, some happier than others. Scholarship student Simone, bright, but unsure of how she fits in at the posh school, and her boyfriend, Ash, are still in love, but how will she do in her final exams? Felicity, aka Fliss, lives in the shadow of her older sister, and has parents who don't know how to deal with her. Alice flounces through life as the lovely rich kid who couldn't care less about school, and Isme, another scholarship student who, like Simone, struggles with her future, but has a distinct need to improve her life, and others in her situation. David and Maggie fall back into a routine, even though she has to maintain her room at Downey House, and he is constantly working on keeping his students in line. Maggie is at odds with how difficult it is to share David with his students, and to wonder inwardly if she's really just the inner-city girl from Glasgow and is in over her head. She loves being a teacher, she loves Downey House, and she's pretty sure she loves David. STUDIES AT THE SCHOOL BY THE SEA is book four in this delightful series by Jenny Colgan. Set in the windswept moors of seaside Cornwall, readers are drawn into the lives of adults and teens with various backgrounds and needs. Maggie is from a working class family who are perplexed by her leaving home to teach, and David is the odd-man out of a military family. Both want what is best for their students, and how they work that out is paramount to this story. But how will that affect their relationship? Readers of Jenny Colgan will thoroughly enjoy this sweet, thoughtful story and its myriad of delightful characters. Don't miss STUDIES AT THE SCHOOL BY THE SEA. Jani Brooks |
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STUDIES AT THE SCHOOL BY THE SEA - Jenny Colgan