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Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 The Teacher's Secret
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'A popular teacher with something to hide.

'A new principal determined to uncover the truth.

'A young mother, suddenly single, who struggles to rebuild her life.

'A grieving daughter who must learn to face the world again.

'A family forced to flee their homeland and start afresh.

'A small town can be a refuge, but while its secrets are held, it's hard to know who to trust and what to believe.

'The Teacher's Secret is a tender and compelling story of scandal, rumour and dislocation, and the search for grace and dignity in the midst of dishonour and humiliation.' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2016 .
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      Extent: 432p.
      Note/s:
      • Published June 2016
      ISBN: 9781760290559
    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2017 .
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      Extent: 432p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 28th June 2017
      ISBN: 9781760297053
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Legend Press ,
      2017 .
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      Extent: 368p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 15 May 2017.
      ISBN: 9781785079078 (hbk), 1785079077 (hbk), 9781785079092 (pbk)

Other Formats

  • Also large print.

Works about this Work

The Teacher's Secret Suzanne Leal , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: Jessie Street National Women's Library Newsletter , February vol. 28 no. 1 2017; (p. 5)
Who Could Ignore a Child in Danger? Margot Lloyd , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 23 July 2016; (p. 36)

— Review of Promise Sarah Armstrong , 2016 single work novel ; The Teacher's Secret Suzanne Leal , 2016 single work novel
The Teacher's Secret Review : Suzanne Leal's Novel of Good and Evil in a School Dorothy Johnson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 23 June 2016;

— Review of The Teacher's Secret Suzanne Leal , 2016 single work novel
'"The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity," wrote W.B. Yeats in The Second Coming. "Full of passionate intensity" well describes Laurie Mathews, acting principal at Brindle Public School. Laurie is a zealot, convinced that her pursuit of Terry Pritchard as a child molester is both right and necessary. ...'
Schooled by a Tale of Modern Dilemmas Dorothy Johnston , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 June 2016; (p. 25) The Saturday Age , 25-26 June 2016; (p. 26)

— Review of The Teacher's Secret Suzanne Leal , 2016 single work novel
Schooled by a Tale of Modern Dilemmas Dorothy Johnston , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25-26 June 2016; (p. 25) The Saturday Age , 25-26 June 2016; (p. 26)

— Review of The Teacher's Secret Suzanne Leal , 2016 single work novel
The Teacher's Secret Review : Suzanne Leal's Novel of Good and Evil in a School Dorothy Johnson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane Times , 23 June 2016;

— Review of The Teacher's Secret Suzanne Leal , 2016 single work novel
'"The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity," wrote W.B. Yeats in The Second Coming. "Full of passionate intensity" well describes Laurie Mathews, acting principal at Brindle Public School. Laurie is a zealot, convinced that her pursuit of Terry Pritchard as a child molester is both right and necessary. ...'
Who Could Ignore a Child in Danger? Margot Lloyd , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 23 July 2016; (p. 36)

— Review of Promise Sarah Armstrong , 2016 single work novel ; The Teacher's Secret Suzanne Leal , 2016 single work novel
The Teacher's Secret Suzanne Leal , 2017 single work column
— Appears in: Jessie Street National Women's Library Newsletter , February vol. 28 no. 1 2017; (p. 5)
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