DIFFERENT CLASS

Book ID/图书代码： 11701216B88993

English Summary/英文概要： After thirty years at St Oswald’s Grammar in North Yorkshire, Latin master Roy Straitley has seen all kinds of boys come and go. Each class has its clowns, its rebels, its underdogs, its ‘Brodie’ boys who, whilst of course he doesn’t have favourites, hold a special place in an old teacher’s heart. But every so often there’s a boy who doesn’t fit the mould. A troublemaker. A boy with hidden shadows inside.

With insolvency and academic failure looming, a new broom has arrived at the venerable school, bringing Powerpoint, sharp suits and even sixth form girls to the dusty corridors. But while Straitley does his sardonic best to resist this march to the future, a shadow from his past is stirring. A boy who even twenty years on haunts his teacher’s dreams. A boy capable of bad things.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 在北约克郡圣奥斯瓦尔德文法学院工作了三十年后，拉丁语教师罗伊·斯特雷利(Roy Straitley)见过了各类男孩的来来回回。每个班级都有小丑，叛逆者，失败者，当然还有一个在年长教师心中占有一席特殊地位，谈不上最爱的名叫‘布罗迪’的男孩。但也有那么一两个不符合这款的男孩。一个麻烦制造者，一个内心隐藏着秘密的男孩。

随着破产和学业失败的临近，新上任的学校主管来到者所古老的学院，带来了最新的电子简报，笔挺时髦的套装，甚至连六年级女生一同带至了尘土飞扬的走廊。不过当斯特雷利尽其讽刺之力来抵制这种面向未来的进军趋势之时，他过去的阴影却在蠢蠢欲动。一个二十年来一直萦绕在老师心中的男孩。一个会干坏事的男孩。(Sandy)

Awards/获奖情况：“a feast for the senses. Every page of the book is steeped in scents, colours and tastes… The writing is seductive and engaging throughout”--Literary Review[on PEACHES FOR MONSIEUR LE CURE]

Praise for DIFFERENT CLASS:
‘A magnificently plotted and twisty journey to the heart of a 24-year-old crime...darkly humorous...constantly wrongfoots and misdirects...up to a satisfyingly eccentric conclusion.’ Observer

‘Slowly, Harris reveals tiny clues, withholding full explanations until the startling denouement. Classy writing, sensitive and moving.’ The Times

‘Harris pulls off an impeccable thriller denouement...consistently entertaining.’ Sunday Times

‘Deftly orchestrated and beautifully written tale of abuse, loyalty and regret.’ Guardian

‘A cracking psychological thriller that drips with menace...tightly plotted and completely engrossing.’ Good Housekeeping

‘A masterpiece of misdirection.’ Val McDermid

‘Harris magnificently manages every minute thread of the story, and even makes us laugh along the way . . . exquisitely sinister. . . Part black comedy, part thriller, and totally enjoyable.’ Daily Mail

‘Her real metier is psychological suspense, and her accomplished new book, Different Class, is a prime example of her skills in this area . . . Crime novel or literary novel? Categories really don’t matter; readers will find themselves comprehensively gripped.’ Independent

‘A long way from Chocolat, Joanne Harris’s reinvention as a writer of psychological thrillers continues apace...delivers it beautifully.’ Mail on Sunday

‘She does a nice line in witty, psychological thrillers set in the fictional Yorkshire village of Malbry....Excellent.’ Sun

‘Compellingly suspenseful...both a splendidly dark comedy and a disturbing thriller.’ Ramsey Campbell

‘A writer with a total command of the psychological thriller idiom...Different Class, subtle and allusive, is Joanne Harris at the top of her game.’ Crime Time

‘Terrific twists pile up at a highly satisfying rate...you’ll be hooked’. Reader’s Digest

‘Ms Harris was once a teacher and uses this experience to create a background of great depth and detail.’ Saga Magazine

‘The characterisation is always totally convincing....The denouement is exciting and totally surprising to the reader...a thrilling and unexpected ending.’ Crime Review

About the Author/作者介绍： Joanne Harris is the author of the Whitbread-shortlisted CHOCOLAT (made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp) and seven other best-selling novels. She has also published short story collections and two cookbooks with cookery writer Fran Warde. Her books are now published in over forty countries and have won a number of British and international awards.

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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：UK: Doubleday (pub April 2016); Bulgaria: Prozorets; Holland: De Fontein; Hungary: Libri; Italy: Garzanti; Portugal: ASA; Russia: Eksmo

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