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Title:

The teacher

Author:

McFadden, Freida, author.

ISBN:

9781728296210

Physical Description:

393 pages ; 21 cm

General Note:

Includes reading group guide.

Subject Term:

Teenage girls -- Fiction.

High school teachers -- Fiction.

Teacher-student relationships -- Fiction.

Secrecy -- Fiction.

Scandals -- Fiction.

Genre:

Suspense fiction.

Psychological fiction.

Detective and mystery fiction.

Novels.

Summary:

"Something isn't right at Caseham High School. Last year, the school was rocked by scandal: a teacher was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student. Now, Addie is a pariah and will do anything to get through the year. More than that, she's desperate to keep the truth from coming to light. Evie, a colleague of the disgraced teacher, is horrified to find Addie in her class. She knows the girl can't be trusted and soon realizes she's being watched - which is dangerous, considering she's hiding something from her husband. But each has secrets about what happened last year. And someone in this school will do anything to keep them silent"--

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INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"Superb...[The Teacher] rivets." Publishers Weekly, starred review

A mind-bending, psychological thriller from Freida McFadden, the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Housemaid!

Lesson #1: trust no one

Eve has a good life. She gets up each day, gets a kiss from her husband Nate, and heads off to teach math at the local high school. All is as it should be. Except...

Last year, Caseham High was rocked by a scandal involving a student-teacher affair, with one student, Addie, at its center. But Eve knows there is far more to these ugly rumors than meets the eye.

Addie can't be trusted. She lies. She hurts people. She destroys lives. At least, that's what everyone says.

But nobody knows the real Addie. Nobody knows the secrets that could destroy her. And Addie will do anything to keep it quiet.

From the New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes a story of twisting secrets and long-awaited revenge.

Author Notes

New York Times, #1 Amazon, USA Today, and Publisher's Weekly bestselling author FREIDA MCFADDEN is a practicing physician specializing in brain injury. Freida's work has been selected as one of Amazon Editor's best books of the year and she has been a Goodreads Choice Award nominee. Her novels have been translated into over 30 languages. Freida lives with her family and black cat in a centuries-old three-story home overlooking the ocean.

Reviews (3)

Publisher's Weekly Review

At the start of the superb latest from McFadden (The Coworker), frumpy math teacher Eve Bennett is preparing for a new year at Caseham High School with her handsome husband and fellow teacher, Nate. Eve is dismayed to learn that Addie Severson, a student who allegedly had an affair with math teacher Art Tuttle (who's since resigned) last year, has been assigned to one of her classes. While Addie insists nothing inappropriate happened with Tuttle, her classmates bully her about the rumors, and the school's staff remain split on whether to believe her. As the school year progresses, Addie finds refuge from the constant scrutiny in Nate's class, developing a bond with him over their mutual love of poetry. One night, after hosting a dinner party, Eve catches Addie lurking in the bushes near her and Nate's home. Nate's passive response to the discovery irks Eve and leads her to suspect his relationship with Addie might be edging into illicit territory. As Eve investigates, McFadden rolls out a series of jaw-dropping twists that recast the power dynamic between her central trio over and over again. The frequent rug-pulling will thrill readers who've initially pinned the story as run-of-the-mill domestic suspense. This rivets. Agent: Christina Hogrebe, Jane Rotrosen Agency. (Feb.)

Booklist Review

Math teacher Eve Bennett is married to English teacher Nate, but the relationship has lost its spark. Nate is beloved by his students, and he says all the right things to Eve, but she feels more of a connection to her expensive shoe collection. Addie Severson is a 16-year-old junior who is struggling in Mrs. Bennett's trigonometry class, though she is thriving in Mr. Bennett's poetry class. When Mr. Bennett invites her to join the school poetry magazine, she thinks it is her chance to make some new friends and shake her bad reputation, the one she earned by getting math teacher Mr. Tuttle fired the year before. Addie is troubled, Arthur Tuttle warns Eve, but Nate is convinced she is gifted. Then he is convinced she is something more. McFadden (The Housemaid, 2022) piles on the secrets and lies, slowly doling out the truth until the explosive conclusion, and then, once the dust has settled, she reveals one more bombshell that changes everything. Give this to fans of Lisa Jewell and Joy Fielding.

Library Journal Review

On the surface, high school math teacher Eve Bennett is the envy of women everywhere. She has a career she loves, a beautiful home, and a gorgeous, kind, and mild-mannered husband, Nate, who teaches English at her school. However, with a growing emotional distance and a lack of affection from Nate, Eve feels unfulfilled. Even adding to the designer shoe collection she attempts to hide from her husband doesn't help her dissatisfaction. When the school year begins and troubled teen Addie Severson is in both Nate's and Eve's classes, the tension between the couple intensifies. Addie had been in the middle of a scandal that ruined the career of a beloved teacher. While Nate insists she deserves a second chance, Eve feels Addie can't be trusted. Although rumors about the scandal circulate wildly, nobody knows what really happened, and vulnerable Addie is determined to keep it that way. In fact, she might do just anything to keep things quiet. VERDICT Told from the alternating viewpoints of Eve and Addie, this dark page-turner from McFadden ("The Housemaid" series) has an unexpected, brilliantly executed twist at the end. It's a must-read for fans of psychological thrillers.--Lucinda Ward

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