A Narrow Door by Joanne Harris

A new headmistress confronts a buried past

Good Condition - with light cover scuffs, slight curling and minor edge wear. The top outer corner of the back cover is creased and rubbed through to the white card.

Rebecca Buckfast has become the first headmistress of St Oswald's, a school whose traditions have long favoured men. As girls are admitted for the first time and a new regime begins, Rebecca intends to make her authority felt. Then human remains are discovered in the grounds, threatening to expose secrets she has worked hard to contain. Her rise has been far from straightforward, and the past holds experiences that help explain both her determination and her willingness to act. Joanne Harris's psychological thriller explores ambition, memory and the price of gaining entry to an institution built to exclude. Behind a moment of apparent progress lies a disturbing story that refuses to stay buried.