A coming-of-age novel set in NORTHERN IRELAND
The Reading Party
Location(s): Oxford, Cornwall
Genre(s): Fiction
Era(s): 1970s
It is the 1970s and and Oxford’s male-dominated institutions are finally opening their
doors to women…
Sarah Addleshaw is a young and spirited academic, determined to prove her worth as she starts term as her college’s first and only female ‘fellow.’
Her first exhilarating year as a don is beset with impulsive love affairs – with people, places and the ideas in her head.
When Sarah is asked to accompany the first mixed group of students on the elite annual college reading trip to Cornwall, all of the challenges she faces come to a head.
Whilst there, she finds herself drawn to the suave American student, Tyler. As the pair stumble towards an improper and possibly ill-advised relationship, Sarah finds herself torn between professional integrity and personal feelings.
A moving and insightful exploration of a woman in a man’s world.
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