Brandon J. (bran-flakes14) reviewed on 6/7/2010 + 72 more book reviews

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This is a nicely-written account of two fictional, yet disturbing, relationships: one between a schoolteacher and her 15 year old student, and the other between a reclusive and lonely older teacher and the younger teacher having the affair. Written from the older teacher, Barbara Covett's, point of view and presented as a chronicle of the illegal affair, "What Was She Thinking?" analyzes the role that sensational stories have on the public, yet the truly more engaging story involves Covett's unfolding obsession over the younger woman. A good study on the effects of loneliness with a horridly disturbing, yet oddly emotional, ending, that is well worth reading. The explosively-acted film version starring Judi Dench and Cate Blanchett is a marvel, too!

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