What Was She Thinking? [Notes on a Scandal] - Zoe Heller

Category: Adults, General Fiction, Thriller
Language: English
Keywords: British Literature

Written by Zoe Heller
Read by Nadia May
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Schoolteacher Barbara Covett has led a bitter, lonely life as a self-made careerist. Sheba Hart is an ethereal, inexperienced new pottery teacher. When Barbara hears of Sheba’s problems in the classroom, a maternal pity arises in her that soon leads to friendship and confidence. But Barbara is unprepared for the secret she will learn: that Sheba has begun a passionate affair with an underage male student. Barbara’s confusion, disapproval, and jealousy are helpless to prevent the coming disaster.

When the story comes to light and Sheba falls prey to the inevitable media circus, Barbara decides to write an account in her friend’s defense; an account that reveals not only Sheba’s secrets, but her own. What results is a complex psychological portrait framed as a wicked satire - a story of passion and repression, mercy and betrayal.

Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
Release date: 11-22-06