The Writing Class:
a novel
Overview
A darkly comic novel about a writing class with a killer in its midst.
Amy Gallup is a reclusive widow whose only bright spot is the evening writing class that she teaches at the university. This semester’s class is full of the usual suspects: the overly enthusiastic student, the slacker, the prankster, and the undiscovered talent. But there’s something different about this class — and the clues begin with a scary phone call and obscene threats instead of peer evaluations. Amy soon realises that one of her students is a very disturbed individual indeed. When a student is murdered, everyone becomes a suspect.
As she dissects each student’s writing for clues, Amy must enlist the help of everyone in her class, including the murderer, to find the killer amongst them. Suspenseful, extremely witty, brilliantly written, unexpectedly hilarious, and a joy from start to finish, The Writing Class is a one-of-a-kind novel that rivals Jincy Willett’s previous masterpieces.
Details
- Format
- Size
- Extent
- ISBN
- RRP
- Pub date
- Paperback
- 198mm x 128mm
- 336 pages
- 9781921372803
- AUD$24.99
- 29 June 2009
Categories
Praise
'Few could fail to be entranced by its acerbic wit, masterful writing, suspense and surprising sweetness … The thrill of discovering the killer and his motivations make the novel almost impossible to put down … If you call yourself a teacher of creative writing, your work better be good. And The Writing Class is: spoof and sentiment, comedy and drama, sass and swagger.'
'Clever page turner ... sharply observed characters and great suspense laced with black humour.'
About the Author
Jincy Willett is an author and writing teacher currently living in San Diego, California. Her work has appeared in McSweeney’s, and she has a collection of short stories called Jenny and the Jaws of Life, as well as a novel entitled Winner of the National Book Award: A Novel of Fame, Honor, and Really Bad Weather. She keeps a blog at jincywillett.com.