Synopses & Reviews
What Has Become of You asks: What if a teachers most promising pupil is also her most dangerous?
Aspiring writer Vera Lundy hasnt entirely overcome her own adolescence when she agrees to teach at a tiny private school. A recent murder has already put their small New England town on edge when Vera bonds with a student whos eerily reminiscent of her younger self. Amid a growing sense of menace, Vera finds herself in the vortex of dangerand suspicion.
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What Has Become of You “A precocious teenager. A teacher who cant quite grow up. What Has Become of You is a suspenseful and tightly plotted thriller filled with vivid and memorable characters, each with her own compelling voice.” -Alafair Burge, author of If You Were Here, Long Gone, and the Ellie Hatcher series
“Part gloss on The Catcher in the Rye and part millennial The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, What Has Become of You is that rare beast: a page-turner that asks dark, difficult questions about the state of contemporary American society.” -Joanne Smith Rakoff, author of A Fortunate Age
“Watsons twisty plot speeds with page-turner momentum, but whats likely to stick with you are the complex characters of Vera and Jensen, who are, by turns, vulnerable, flawed, and surprising, bravely struggling to rewrite the stories of their lives.” -Publishers Weekly, starred review
Synopsis
What if a teacher's most promising pupil is also her most dangerous? Aspiring writer Vera Lundy hasn't entirely overcome her own adolescence when she agrees to teach at a tiny private school. A recent murder has already put their small New England town on edge when Vera bonds with a student who's eerily reminiscent of her younger self. Amid a growing sense of menace, Vera finds herself in the vortex of danger--and suspicion.
About the Author
JAN ELIZABETH WATSON�received her MFA from Columbia University. Her first novel,�Asta in the Wings, was published by Tin House Books, a small literary press. She lives in Maine.