About the Author

ELIZABETH HAY is the author of the #1 bestseller Late Nights on Air (2008), which won the Scotiabank Giller Prize. Her other works include Alone in the Classroom (2012) and His Whole Life (2015). In 2002, she received the prestigious Marian Engel Award, and for All Things Consoled she was the winner of the 2018 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Award for Non-fiction. She lives in Ottawa, Canada.

Reviews

'The villain, Principal Parley Burns, who moves through the school 'like mustard gas in subtle form', is one of the most memorable villains I've ever encountered' Laura Wilson, Guardian.
*Guardian*

'Unforgettable characters, in particular the brave, resolute Connie Flood' Jessica Mann, Literary Review.
*Literary Review*

'A highly accomplished and resourceful writer' Paul Binding, Spectator.
*Spectator*