"What Was She Thinking?"
That's the name of the book by Zoe Heller that inspired the movie "Notes on a Scandal". I read it in pretty much one go - it's that good. As always, the book brings to life the characters so much better than a movie can - and it's really a character study more than anything - so it's worth reading whether or not you've seen the movie. Interestingly, the casting was perfect - although I saw the movie before I read the book. In any case, it's striking how hypocritical we are about honesty, what we don't want people to say, how little we really want to know how they feel. And love? Well, follow your heart at your peril.
