The furies
Subtitle: a novel
By: Natalie Haynes
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 297
ISBN-13: 9781250048004
Subjects: Grief; Canon (Literature); Teenagers; Fiction; Teachers
Work titles: Amber Fury
Description: "After losing her fiancé in a shocking tragedy, Alex Morris moves from London to Edinburgh to make a break with the past. Formerly an actress, Alex accepts a job teaching drama therapy at a school commonly referred to as "The Unit," a last-chance learning community for teens expelled from other schools in the city. Her students have troubled pasts and difficult personalities, and Alex is an inexperienced teacher, terrified of what she's taken on and drowning in grief. Her most challenging class is an intimidating group of teenagers who have been given up on by everyone before her. But Alex soon discovers that discussing the Greek tragedies opens them up in unexpected ways, and she gradually develops a rapport with them. But are these tales of cruel fate and bloody revenge teaching more than Alex ever intended? And who becomes responsible when these students take the tragedies to heart, and begin interweaving their darker lessons into real life with terrible and irrevocable fury?" --
Notes: "First published in Great Britain under the title The Amber Fury by Corvus, an imprint of Atlantic Books Ltd."