The Truants Av Kate Weinberg

<b>_______________</b><b>''In the vein of Agatha Christie herself. Startling'' </b>- <i>Irish Times</i><b>''Magical in every way ... One of the best novels I¿ve ever read¿ </b>- Fearne Cotton<b>''As much a coming-of-age tale as a murder mystery ... An impressive debut'' </b><i>- The Times</i><b>_______________</b><b>AN <i>OBSERVER, i AND NEW YORK TIMES </i>BOOK OF THE YEAR</b><b>_______________During the first year of university, a group of friends discover the cost of an extraordinary life in this captivating debut about obsession, rivalry and coming of age</b>Jess Walker, middle child of a middle class family, has perfected the art of vanishing in plain sight. But when she arrives at a concrete university campus under flat, grey, East Anglian skies, her world flares with colour.Drawn into a tightly-knit group of rule breakers ¿ led by their maverick teacher, Lorna Clay ¿ Jess begins to experiment with a new version of herself. But the dynamic between the friends begins to darken as t