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Aspiring writer Vera Lundy hasn't entirely overcome her own adolescence when she agrees to teach at a tony private school. A recent murder has already put their small New England town on edge when Vera bonds with a student who's eerily reminiscent of her younger self. What if a teacher's most promising pupil is also her most dangerous? Aspiring writer Vera Lundy hasn't entirely overcome her own adolescence when she agrees to teach at a tiny private school. A recent murder has already put their small New England town on edge when Vera bonds with a student who's eerily reminiscent of her younger self. Amid a growing sense of menace, Vera finds herself in the vortex of danger-and suspicion.

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Prase for <i>What Has Become of You</i> A precocious teenager. A teacher who can t quite grow up. <i>What Has Become of You</i> is a suspenseful and tightly plotted thriller filled with vivid and memorable characters, each with her own compelling voice. Alafair Burge, author of <i>If You Were Here, Long Gone, </i>and the Ellie Hatcher series Part gloss on <i>The Catcher in the Rye</i> and part millennial <i>The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, What Has Become of You</i> is that rare beast: a page-turner that asks dark, difficult questions about the state of contemporary American society. Joanne Smith Rakoff, author of <i>A Fortunate Age</i> Watson s twisty plot speeds with page-turner momentum, but what s likely to stick with you are the complex characters of Vera and Jensen, who are, by turns, vulnerable, flawed, and surprising, bravely struggling to rewrite the stories of their lives. <i>Publishers Weekly</i>, starred review

Prase for What Has Become of You A precocious teenager. A teacher who can't quite grow up. What Has Become of You is a suspenseful and tightly plotted thriller filled with vivid and memorable characters, each with her own compelling voice. -Alafair Burge, author of If You Were Here, Long Gone, and the Ellie Hatcher series Part gloss on The Catcher in the Rye and part millennial The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, What Has Become of You is that rare beast: a page-turner that asks dark, difficult questions about the state of contemporary American society. -Joanne Smith Rakoff, author of A Fortunate Age Watson's twisty plot speeds with page-turner momentum, but what's likely to stick with you are the complex characters of Vera and Jensen, who are, by turns, vulnerable, flawed, and surprising, bravely struggling to rewrite the stories of their lives. - Publishers Weekly , starred review

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Jan Elizabeth Watson received her MFA from Columbia University. She lives in Maine.

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