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'A popular teacher with something to hide.
'A new principal determined to uncover the truth.
'A young mother, suddenly single, who struggles to rebuild her life.
'A grieving daughter who must learn to face the world again.
'A family forced to flee their homeland and start afresh.
'A small town can be a refuge, but while its secrets are held, it's hard to know who to trust and what to believe.
'The Teacher's Secret is a tender and compelling story of scandal, rumour and dislocation, and the search for grace and dignity in the midst of dishonour and humiliation.' (Publication summary)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also large print.
Works about this Work
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The Teacher's Secret
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: Jessie Street National Women's Library Newsletter , February vol. 28 no. 1 2017; (p. 5) -
Who Could Ignore a Child in Danger?
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 23 July 2016; (p. 36)
— Review of Promise 2016 single work novel ; The Teacher's Secret 2016 single work novel -
The Teacher's Secret Review : Suzanne Leal's Novel of Good and Evil in a School
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 23 June 2016;
— Review of The Teacher's Secret 2016 single work novel '"The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity," wrote W.B. Yeats in The Second Coming. "Full of passionate intensity" well describes Laurie Mathews, acting principal at Brindle Public School. Laurie is a zealot, convinced that her pursuit of Terry Pritchard as a child molester is both right and necessary. ...' -
Schooled by a Tale of Modern Dilemmas
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 June 2016; (p. 25) The Saturday Age , 25-26 June 2016; (p. 26)
— Review of The Teacher's Secret 2016 single work novel
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Schooled by a Tale of Modern Dilemmas
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 June 2016; (p. 25) The Saturday Age , 25-26 June 2016; (p. 26)
— Review of The Teacher's Secret 2016 single work novel -
The Teacher's Secret Review : Suzanne Leal's Novel of Good and Evil in a School
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 23 June 2016;
— Review of The Teacher's Secret 2016 single work novel '"The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity," wrote W.B. Yeats in The Second Coming. "Full of passionate intensity" well describes Laurie Mathews, acting principal at Brindle Public School. Laurie is a zealot, convinced that her pursuit of Terry Pritchard as a child molester is both right and necessary. ...' -
Who Could Ignore a Child in Danger?
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 23 July 2016; (p. 36)
— Review of Promise 2016 single work novel ; The Teacher's Secret 2016 single work novel -
The Teacher's Secret
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: Jessie Street National Women's Library Newsletter , February vol. 28 no. 1 2017; (p. 5)
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