'The Insight Text Guide on The Yield is a comprehensive guide to Tara June Winch's award-winning novel for secondary school students of English and Literature. It includes notes on background and context, genre, structure and language, and an in-depth chapter-by-chapter analysis. It also discusses characters and themes in detail and presents an overview of different critical responses to and interpretations of the text. A section on essay writing, including topics, a sample analysis of a topic and a complete sample essay, will assist students in their analytical writing on the novel.' (Publication summary)