Itâs summer, but school is in session in the delightful second book of New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colganâs utterly charming School by the Sea series, set at a girlsâ boarding school in Cornwall.
For the second year at Downey House, it's getting harder and harder to stick to the rules . . .
Maggie Adairâs first year as a teacher at Downey House was a surprising success. After making the leap from an inner-city school in Glasgow, sheâs learned to appreciate the mellower pace of the girlsâ boarding school by the sea.
Now engaged to her longtime boyfriend, sweet and steady Stan, Maggieâs just got to stop thinking about David McDonald, her colleague at the boysâ school down the road. Well, hasnât she? Can Maggie take a leaf out of the Well Behaved Teacherâs exercise book and stick to her plan for a small but elegant wedding and settled life of matrimony?
Even as Maggie tries to stay within the lines, rules are being broken all around her. Maggieâs boss, headmistress Veronica Deveral, has more to lose than anyone. When Daniel Stapleton joins the faculty, Veronica finds herself forced to confront a scandalous secret she thought sheâd carefully buried forever. How long will she be able to keep her past under wraps?
What does a new year of classes, rules, and camaraderie hold for the students and faculty at Downey House?