Miss Timmins' School for Girls, (Paperback)

from SeriousGrace

Miss Timmins' School for Girls is intense! It's a complicated romance ensnared with a murder (suicide?) scandal. Churu a new teacher at Miss Timmins' School. Outwardly, she tries to fit in with the other missionaries. She wears her clothes properly and has civilized tea. After dark Charu finds dr...

from zibilee

When young Charulata Apte is sent to Miss Timmins' School for Girls as a new teacher, she is sheltered, shy and reclusive. Believing herself to be disfigured by a birthmark on her face, Charu spends a lot of her time fading into the background and observing the world from behind her dark curtain ...

from WKinsey

I love debut novels. This one had all the elements. Set in India in the 1970's. It has drug sex and rock in roll mixed with a murder mystery. I think it was interesting to see the Indian culture in the 70's. I thought the book was a little long and would drag on at points.Over all I thought the b...

from EllieNYC

Miss Timmins School for Girls by Nayana Currimbhoy. I loved this book. It's hard to believe it's a debut novel. My worst criticism was that I found it a little long and that it occasionally dragged a bit. On the other hand, I loved it so much, part of me wanted it to last even longer! The story t...

from Litfan

I liked this book more than I expected to based on the reviews. Set in a boarding school in India in the 1970s, this is an atmospheric novel with a strong sense of setting. Charu is a young teacher venturing from home for the first time. She has lived a sheltered life and in many ways this novel ...