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Lessons at the school by the sea / Jenny Colgan.

Colgan, Jenny, (author.). Colgan, Jenny. container of (work): Lessons. (Added Author).

Summary:

"School is out, following a bit of saucy scandal at Downey House ... Beloved high school teacher Maggie Adair had been comfortably, if somewhat ambivalently, engaged to her dependable long-distance boyfriend Stan. But in the heat of summer, Maggie's attraction to her colleague David McDonald has caught fire. Now both are facing an uncertain future as they try to figure out how to stay committed to their careers--and each other. Meanwhile, the girls of Downey House--mercurial Fliss, glamorous Alice, and shy, hard-working Simone--have had long summers at home, which weren't quite the respite they had been hoping for. But the new school year is thankfully here, and it will bring new pupils and lots of fresh challenges for students and teachers alike at the school by the sea"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063275546 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: xii, 287 pages ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: First U.S. edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Avon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published as Lessons in Great Britain in 2009 by Sphere."--Title page verso.
Subject: Boarding schools > England > Cornwall (County) > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Teachers > England > Cornwall (County) > Fiction.
Teachers > Scotland > Glasgow > Fiction.
Women teachers > Fiction.
Cornwall (England : County) > Fiction.
Genre: Bildungsromans.
Chick lit.
Humorous fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lakeshore Branch FIC Colga 31681010312411 FICTION Available -

  • Baker & Taylor
    During summer holiday, beloved high school teacher Maggie Adair, despite being engaged to another man, falls for her colleague, David McDonald, and faces an uncertain future, while the girls of Downey House each have their own challenges during the break. 30,000 first printing,
  • Baker & Taylor
    "School is out, following a bit of saucy scandal at Downey House... Beloved high school teacher Maggie Adair had been comfortably, if somewhat ambivalently, engaged to her dependable long-distance boyfriend Stan. But in the heat of summer, Maggie's attraction to her colleague David McDonald has caught fire. Now both are facing an uncertain future as they try to figure out how to stay committed to their careers--and each other. Meanwhile, the girls of Downey House--mercurial Fliss, glamorous Alice, and shy, hard-working Simone--have had long summers at home, which weren't quite the respite they had been hoping for. But the new school year is thankfully here, and it will bring new pupils and lots of fresh challenges for students and teachers alike at the school by the sea"--
  • HARPERCOLL

    The summer holiday brings new passion and new challenges in the enchanting third book of Jenny Colgan’s utterly delightful School by the Sea series, set at a girls’ boarding school in Cornwall.


    School is out, following a bit of saucy scandal at Downey House...

    Beloved high school teacher Maggie Adair had been comfortably, if somewhat ambivalently, engaged to her dependable long-distance boyfriend Stan. But in the heat of summer, Maggie’s attraction to her colleague David McDonald has caught fire. Now both are facing an uncertain future as they try to figure out how to stay committed to their careers—and each other.

    Meanwhile, the girls of Downey House—mercurial Fliss, glamorous Alice, and shy, hard-working Simone—have had long summers at home, which weren’t quite the respite they had been hoping for. But the new school year is thankfully here, and it will bring new pupils and lots of fresh challenges for students and teachers alike at the school by the sea.


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