But then again, as Mr S says, “a good book… takes some time to reach full velocity. The main narrator is Mr Straitley, a long-serving Latin teacher at St Oswald’s independent school, whose fussy but essentially good-natured voice Harris captures beautifully.įor a while, in fact, she has such infectious fun with his aghast reactions to modern educational trends (“PowerPoint… a kind of electronic crib-sheet for idiots”) that the thriller part remains rather in the background. Oswald’s Grammar School for Boys for decades and otherwise leads a celibate and austere life. Roy Straitley is a relic of the English prep school past: he's taught Latin at St.
Instead, she’s been impressively willing to try all sorts of genres, with Different Class the third of her thrillers set in the Yorkshire village of Malbry (and, despite a few references to the previous books, a novel that easily stands alone). Chips meets Gordon Gekko in Harris’ ( Peaches for Father Francis, 2012, etc.) novel of academe. Different Class is the third of a series of novels set in the fictional town of Malbry. It's a slow burner with some terrific twists, says James Walton.Īfter the success of Chocolat-complete with a film version starring Johnny Depp-Joanne Harris could have been forgiven for sticking to food, France, magic and mothers for the rest of her career. The author of the hugely popular novel Chocolat returns with this class based thriller. The gripping new psychological thriller from Joanne Harris, to follow her bestselling Gentlemen & Players and Blueeyedboy.
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