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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark

Every woman has her Prime, but not every woman recognizes it
Teacher
Private School
bucking the system in a quiet, unfire-able way
a small group of girls she considered the 'creme de la creme'
a priviledge to be chosen for the group
strong ideas about what constituted an education
a woman before her time, which may make her seem a little insane, and perhaps she was
she had very strong opinions about what each of her girls was good for and at
it seemed as if she considered herself complete and the girls she "mentored" lacking
A very strange little book, not unenjoyable, but you get the sense that all is not right in Miss Jean Brodies mind, and that affected the lives of the girls adversely.

Borrowed from Library
150 pages