Sunday 21 March 2010

"The prime of Miss Jean Brodie" by Muriel Spark

I've just finished this book, and I have to say it is quite strange! Set in Edinburgh, at Marcia Blaine academy-a girls school, the story follows the formidable Miss Jean Brodie, as she attempts to teach and manipulate 6 girls, into her small clique. Is Jean Brodie all she seems? Or is she working to a darker purpose? I liked the characters of Miss Brodie, and Sandy, the others I felt lacked depth, although I think this may have been for a reason.

A clever tale of women in their "prime", with added mystery as to who betrays Miss Brodie in the end.

This will have you thinking, long after you turn the last page.