{"product_id":"havoc-9781529434453","title":"Havoc","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A LABYRINTHINE MYSTERY OF EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY'' Jo Brand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''DELIRIOUS AND REWARDING'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''UNMISSABLE'' \u003ci\u003eWoman''s Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFleeing Scotland in the wake of family disgrace, 16-year-old Ida Campbell secures a scholarship at a failing girls'' boarding school on a remote part of the south English coast. Despite the eccentricities of her new Headmistress, who warns her of the dangers of the Cold War and the ever-present threat of \u003ci\u003ethe bomb\u003c\/i\u003e, St Anne''s seems like a refuge to Ida. But all this is about to change. For a start, her new room-mate is the infamous Louise Adler, potential arsonist and hardened outcast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, the geography teacher Eleanor Alston, in her late thirties, a disastrous love affair in her wake, faces the new term with weary resignation. But the fragile ecosystem of the school is disrupted by the arrival of a new teacher, Matthew Langfield. Eleanor has an uneasy feeling he is not who he says he is.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd things only get worse when a mysterious sickness starts to spread throughout the school, causing strange limb jerks and seizures among the pupils. \u003cb\u003eWhat is happening to the girls of St Anne''s? Could there be a poisoner among them? Is Ida''s scholarship really an escape, or is it instead a new nightmare?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADERS ARE LOVING \u003ci\u003eHAVOC\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Superb. Brilliantly funny, at times extremely poignant'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e''Another beautifully written book by Rebecca'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e''Utterly glorious, moving, enthralling and witty. I am so cross I have finished it'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e''I absolutely loved the humour in this book. Bonus points for the Cold War references'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cbr\u003e''Entertaining and humorous'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quercus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138307391831,"sku":"9781529434453","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781529434453.jpg?v=1751918836","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/havoc-9781529434453","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}