The Truants

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The Truants provides the readers an insight to the heady mind of a nineteen-year-old as she first ventures into the wide world outside of the stifling confines of family life. Our protagonist, Jess, journeys to university and experiences the sweet nectar of partial freedom that awaits her there. But something much more longed for also appears: Lorna Clay. Her idol, her new English professor and her, soon to be, so much more. years later. May 2009. Sanctum Soho Hotel. London. Rod’s still with Maiden, Phil’s been many things including COO EMI Worldwide. They meet for an old-boys long lunch and Phil explains that one of those “many things” is that he’s now on the board of ChildLine, the children’s charity. And thus, after the Sancerre has done its work, a blurrily benevolent Rod offers to raise some funds by organising a Charity Bike Ride. Which is what friends do!

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Adeeply affecting, artfully written, and entirely gripping story….The novel combines the best elements of a crime thriller, a campus novel, a love story and a psychological study. It is always beautifully and surprisingly written, has a perfect sense of plot, and is consistently clever. Weinberg is a major talent.” A] deliciously creepy addition to the campus-mystery catalogue…[Weinberg] exhibits some of the queen of crime’s best traits.” Most of the novel is set close to home for any Suffolk readers, and so I hope they will notice some landmarks! In particular a scene amidst the pines at Thetford, which inspired the brilliant cover artist with the book's beautiful cover.

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Should a child be absent without authorisation, then their parent is guilty of an offence. This is a strict liability offence – all that needs to be shown is a failure to attend. Schools have a safeguarding duty, under the 2002 Education Act to investigate any unexplained absences, and to inform the Local Authority of pupils who regularly miss school. In more serious and regular cases, the Education Welfare Officer of the local council then typically tries to work with parents to resolve issues around missing school. Weinberg writes incisively and evocatively about infatuation, heartbreak, and grief, but what begins as a tense, taut, character-driven slow burn succumbs to coincidence and melodrama. Weinberg aims high, but misses her mark. I love the Christie discussions and it makes me want to delve into her life more deeply but if you are looking for a Christie style mystery then this isn’t it. There is a mystery element for sure but this is more about the relationships between the protagonists and the intrigue therein. This is a very well written book, it’s very carefully observed and I enjoyed the journey. There are some vivid descriptions, there’s plenty of drama, a lot of heartbreak, some shame and humiliation for some characters and illusory scales that fall from eyes to see the truth beneath the lies. We learn that there are fantastical storytellers and masters of manipulation as the novel progresses. The finale is very clever and ‘Christie-esque’. My only negative is that it becomes a bit drawn out towards the end and hence four stars rather than five.

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In 2013, the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government tightened the existing rules to remove references to family holidays and extended leave. Previously, a headteacher could grant a leave of absence for the purpose of a family holiday during term time in ‘special circumstances’ of up to ten days per year.Outside of my personal distaste for books like The Secret History, I can still see why Tartt is lauded as a writer. There is a density and complexity to her writing and plot that books like this one try and fail to emulate. I found this neither engaging enough to finish, nor smart or well-written enough to really push toward The Secret History fans.

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Having been ill for most of Freshers' Week, I have only just made it down to the English department to open my mail. I was due to start your course "The Devil Has the Best Lines" next Tuesday, but a note from the administration office informs me that due to "oversubscription" my place has been deferred to "a future date as yet unknown."If you're a fan of contemporary/literary fiction, mystery, and coming of age and/or campus novels, I highly recommend this book. Whilst I was hoping for a fun whodunit, this ended up being about the people that Jess meets and how this group are a little more adventurous. The Truants sounded right up my street with a cast of non-conforming rebel students, but I must admit that I was astounded to find this is Weinberg's debut novel as it's such an accomplished, original book. It revolves around main protagonist, Jess, and her current feelings of being the centre of attention when she has only ever blended into crowds seamlessly to become anonymous. Campus novels don't usually work out well for me as I'm not such a big fan but this had everything associated with the subgenre but with more tension and the suspenseful atmosphere Weinberg creates is clearly a rare and raw talent. One of the best thriller debuts in recent years, with all the cleverness of Ruth Ware (and, yes, even Christie herself) and a dash of Donna Tartt’s edgy darkness. Though Christie fans may be particularly delighted, this propulsive, pitch-perfect thriller has something for everyone.” The Truants emulates a nigh-on perfect slow burn, generating a pace that makes room for unexpected tragedies as well as silly student antics, drawing out multiple threads of deceptions and lies and a nearly unending river of narrative twists.”